{"id":669050,"date":"2025-05-14T09:19:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T06:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/lunar-harvester-plans-to-tap-into-the-moons-helium-3-reserves-to-accelerate-quantum-computing\/"},"modified":"2025-05-14T09:19:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T06:19:38","slug":"lunar-harvester-plans-to-tap-into-the-moons-helium-3-reserves-to-accelerate-quantum-computing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lunar-harvester-plans-to-tap-into-the-moons-helium-3-reserves-to-accelerate-quantum-computing\/","title":{"rendered":"Lunar Harvester plans to tap into the Moon\u2019s Helium-3 Reserves to accelerate Quantum Computing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35fe4865931\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35fe4865931\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lunar-harvester-plans-to-tap-into-the-moons-helium-3-reserves-to-accelerate-quantum-computing\/#SHARE\" >SHARE<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-box clearfix entry-content\" style=\"max-width:1050px;\">\n                        <input class=\"jpibfi\" type=\"hidden\"><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/auto-draft\/interlune_moon_excavator_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-551908\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/05\/13\/lunar-harvester-plans-to-tap-into-the-moons-helium-3-reserves-to-accelerate-quantum-computing\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Lunar Harvester plans to tap into the Moon\u2019s Helium-3 Reserves to accelerate Quantum Computing\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/auto-draft\/interlune_moon_excavator_1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Nobody expected lunar mining to begin with a robot that looks like a cross between a road trencher and a sandbox toy, but that\u2019s what Interlune and Vermeer have built. Designed to dig up moon dust and extract helium-3, this machine isn\u2019t a sketch on a napkin. It\u2019s a functional prototype being tested on Earth right now, aiming to harvest a gas that could change both energy and computing as we know them.<\/p>\n<p>Helium-3 is rare on Earth but relatively abundant on the moon. That\u2019s thanks to billions of years of solar wind bombarding the lunar surface, which lacks a magnetic field to deflect particles. Interlune\u2019s machine drills down about three meters into the regolith, the loose soil covering the moon, where concentrations of helium-3 are likely highest. It can process up to 100 metric tons of regolith per hour and extract helium-3 using a chemical separation system engineered for lunar conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Designer: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interlune.space\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Interlune<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/auto-draft\/interlune_moon_excavator_2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"955\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-551909\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/05\/13\/lunar-harvester-plans-to-tap-into-the-moons-helium-3-reserves-to-accelerate-quantum-computing\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Lunar Harvester plans to tap into the Moon\u2019s Helium-3 Reserves to accelerate Quantum Computing\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/auto-draft\/interlune_moon_excavator_2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/auto-draft\/interlune_moon_excavator_2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"955\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-551909\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/05\/13\/lunar-harvester-plans-to-tap-into-the-moons-helium-3-reserves-to-accelerate-quantum-computing\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Lunar Harvester plans to tap into the Moon\u2019s Helium-3 Reserves to accelerate Quantum Computing\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/auto-draft\/interlune_moon_excavator_2.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7222236028814181\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" type=\"f274e90050517cd4724c2965-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- In-Content-Ad-1 --><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"f274e90050517cd4724c2965-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The payoff is steep. Each kilogram of helium-3 is expected to fetch $20 million. That\u2019s partly because it could fuel advanced nuclear fusion reactors without producing radioactive waste. It also plays a key role in cooling quantum computers to ultra-low temperatures, using dilution refrigeration that only works with helium-3. As the quantum industry grows, the demand for this gas will only rise.<\/p>\n<p>Interlune has already secured two major clients. One is the U.S. Department of Energy. The other is Maybell Quantum, a company that sees helium-3 as critical to scaling quantum computing infrastructure. Maybell\u2019s CEO has said every quantum system they deploy needs to get extremely cold, and helium-3 is the only way to do that reliably.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/auto-draft\/interlune_moon_excavator_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-551910\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/05\/13\/lunar-harvester-plans-to-tap-into-the-moons-helium-3-reserves-to-accelerate-quantum-computing\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Lunar Harvester plans to tap into the Moon\u2019s Helium-3 Reserves to accelerate Quantum Computing\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/auto-draft\/interlune_moon_excavator_3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/auto-draft\/interlune_moon_excavator_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-551910\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/05\/13\/lunar-harvester-plans-to-tap-into-the-moons-helium-3-reserves-to-accelerate-quantum-computing\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Lunar Harvester plans to tap into the Moon\u2019s Helium-3 Reserves to accelerate Quantum Computing\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/auto-draft\/interlune_moon_excavator_3.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s plan rolls out in three stages. First comes Crescent Moon, a mission launching later this year to scan the lunar south pole for helium-3-rich regions using hyperspectral imaging. Then Prospect Moon will land a prototype on-site to confirm those deposits and test extraction tech. The final step, Harvest Moon, aims to complete full-scale operations and return the extracted gas to Earth by 2029.<\/p>\n<p>Interlune won\u2019t be shipping rocks back home. Only the refined helium-3 will make the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>, which keeps launch costs in check and makes the business model viable. 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