Commercializing Natural Resources in SpaceCommercializing Natural Resources in Space. © Interlune

Interlune, the first company to commercialize natural resources in space, by collecting materials from the Moon to help fuel progress and innovation back on Earth.

“Interlune, a natural resources company, today announced its first commercial customer. Maybell Quantum, the quantum infrastructure company, has agreed to purchase thousands of liters of helium-3 for yearly delivery from 2029 to 2035.”

Commercializing Natural Resources in SpaceCommercializing Natural Resources in Space. © Interlune

Interlune created new tools and methods to find and bring these materials home, something that’s never been done before.

One of its first targets is helium-3 – rare on Earth but common on the Moon. It’s needed by several major industries.

Commercializing Natural Resources in SpaceCommercializing Natural Resources in Space. © Interlune

The equipment is small and light enough to launch in a single trip, and it uses 10 times less power than other systems. The technology is patent-pending.

Over time, Interlune will expand to gather more valuable materials, like industrial metals, rare Earth elements, and water, to support long-term Moon missions and a growing space-based economy.

CEO Rob Meyerson said:

“For the first time in history, harvesting natural resources from the Moon is technologically and economically feasible. Now we embark on a new era of lunar exploration to create an in-space economy that will sustain humanity for millenia.”

source Interlune