Helium-3 mining on Moon: A new frontier for science and geopolitics
Helium-3 mining on Moon: A new frontier for science and geopolitics
interestingengineering.com
Helium-3 mining on Moon: A new frontier for science and geopolitics
Why the Moon’s helium-3 is being called “moon gold,” and why global superpowers including U.S., Russia and China want it first.
Going to be some very expensive gas.
"Apollo samples typically showed helium-3 concentrations measured in parts per billion. That means enormous volumes of regolith must be processed to extract useful gas. The basic industrial recipe is straightforward on paper. "