NASA has awarded Seattle-based Interlune a $6.9 million contract to develop technology capable of extracting gases like helium-3 and hydrogen from lunar soil. The system will first be tested on Earth ...
NASA has awarded a $6.9 million contract to Interlune to develop a payload capable of extracting helium-3 directly from lunar regolith, signaling a pivotal shift toward real-world resource utilization ...
Lunar mining will involve autonomous robots and small human crews, requiring advanced safety protocols for remote operations and emergency response. Key hazards include lunar dust, vacuum leaks, ...