Today we unveiled the full-scale prototype of our Interlune excavator, developed in partnership with @vermeercorp, a global leader in industrial equipment manufacturing.
The first-of-its-kind lunar excavator is designed to continuously ingest 100 metric tons of Moon dirt (called
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Harvesting resources from space to benefit humankind.
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- We are proud to announce our agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) @ENERGY: the first-ever government purchase of a natural resource sourced from space. The DOEโs Isotope Program (DOE IP) has agreed to purchase helium-3 harvested from the Moonโfor delivery on Earth
- 100 metric tons per hour? Itโs kind of a lotโฆ To harvest helium-3 from the Moon, Interlune must be able to efficiently and continuously excavate and process high volumes of lunar regolith. In addition to being central to the Interlune business plan, @NASA considers scalable
- Big news! We just announced our first lunar mission. Interlune will fly a multispectral camera aboard the @Astrolab_Space FLIP rover later this year. The camera was built, tested, and developed in partnership with the @NASA Ames Research Center, and will help us identify
- Today CEO Rob Meyerson posted about four converging factors creating the modern Moon Race. By the end of this decade, there will be multiple transportation, mobility, and infrastructure providers between Earth and the Moon, and Interlune will put that ecosystem to work. Shout out
- Renowned journalist and author @wapodavenport brings Interlune out of stealth today in The @washingtonpost, capturing our mission of sustainable, responsible harvesting of natural resources from space to benefit humanity and the market for Helium-3.
- Weโre going to the moon. On three missionsโto be exactโover the next five years, with the first taking place at the end of this year. Listen as @NinaLHooper, Interluneโs Director of Business Development, explains what weโve planned for each moon mission, in the fourth
00:00 - Take a look at our lunar harvester ๐ Itโs smaller, lighter, and uses 10 times less power than other industry concepts for space resource utilization. That makes it more cost-effective to take to the Moon and operate. Learn more at interlune.space
- It might seem like we came out of nowhere last March, but Interlune has actually been in the works for some time. If youโre curious about how this all-star team of Harrison H. Schmitt, Indra Hornsby, Gary Lai, and James Antifaev came together, check out co-founder and CEO Rob
- Sharing todayโs story from @BruceEinhorn of @Bloomberg breaking the big news of our first commercial and government customers of helium-3 from the Moon. @MaybellQuantum and the U.S. Department of Energy Isotope Program @ENERGY have purchased lunar helium-3 from Interlune for
- Catch a special cameo from our co-founder and Apollo 17 astronaut, Harrison Schmitt in our latest scientific explainer video featuring @NinaLHooper. This oneโs all about helium-3 quantities on the Moon and on Earth!
00:00 - It starts with a rare isotope. It ends with a new era of computing. @MaybellQuantum, the quantum infrastructure company, has agreed to purchase thousands of liters of helium-3โthe lifeblood of next-gen quantum systemsโfor delivery from 2029 to 2035. The helium-3 will be used in
- Itโs a tough job, but somebodyโs gotta do it. Rob Meyerson, Indra Hornsby, and James Antifaev staffed the Interlune exhibit at a @sevensevensix investor event in Utah. The Interlune booth had a clear acrylic box full of simulated lunar regolith that our VIP guests could put



















