Interlune
Developing machinery and processes to extract helium-3 and other resources from the lunar surface.
Overview
Interlune is building industrial machinery to harvest helium-3 from lunar regolith, processing 100 metric tons per hour. Helium-3 has applications in quantum computing, fusion energy, medical imaging, and national security. Founded by former Blue Origin and NASA leaders and based in Seattle, the company has raised ~$20M and unveiled a full-scale lunar excavator prototype. Interlune is establishing a Texas R&D facility with a $4.8M Texas Space Commission grant.
AI Outlook
Exploring
Interlune is focused on lunar mining hardware development, with AI playing a supporting role in autonomous excavation and regolith processing systems.
Student Hiring
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