Two of Blue Origin’s earliest employees, former President Rob Meyerson and Chief Architect Gary Lai, have started a company that seeks to extract helium-3 from the lunar surface, return it to Earth, ...

Earth-based helium-3, pulled from tritium decay and terrestrial gas wells, costs far less to extract today than digging it out of lunar regolith. Tritium supply is capped by nuclear weapons stockpiles ...

SCOTTSDALE, AZ, UNITED STATES, February 9, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Lunar Helium-3 Mining, LLC (LH3M) today announced the next installment of its live discussion ...

An artist’s conception shows a rocket with a capsule containing helium-3 heading back to Earth from the moon’s surface. (Interlune Illustration) Seattle-based Interlune provided a triple-barreled ...

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First China patent strengthens LH3M’s expanding global IP portfolio for scalable helium-3 extraction and lunar operations. SCOTTSDALE, AZ, UNITED STATES, May 28 ...

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, ...

Pulsar Helium is exploring for helium, which is in high demand and has limited supply due to the closure of the US national reserve. The company is specifically looking for deposits where helium is ...

Helium is sourced as a byproduct of natural gas, which is produced naturally through the radioactive decay of uranium and thorium. It is mostly found and commercially produced from gas deposits in the ...