Interlune’s plan includes harvesters, helium-3 return-capsule launchers, a solar array network and possibly wireless power transmission stations.
Credit: Interlune
In what appears to be a historic first, Moon-mining startup Interlune has signed contracts to excavate, process and return thousands of liters of helium-3 to Earth. The contracts are a symbolic first step in transforming the Moon from a scientific outpost into a strategic and economic territory...
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