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Technology · Space technology · published 2026-08-26 · via Ars Technica

Interlune tests lunar helium-3 extraction with rapid solar wind simulation

Interlune, a Seattle-based company, has conducted an experiment simulating solar wind implantation on lunar regolith in a vacuum chamber. The process compressed 15,000 years of solar wind exposure into four hours. This is a step toward assessing the feasibility of mining helium-3 from the Moon.

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