What is Helium-3 and could we get it from the moon?

Helium-3 is expensive and demand is forecast to soar, so some are planning to mine it on the moon.

What is Helium-3 and could we get it from the moon?

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One company planning to extract helium-3 from the moon is Interlune, based in Seattle. “We’ve spent the last four years developing, prototyping and testing technologies… We have a team of 30 people, and growing,” says Rob Meyerson, co-founder and chief executive. Meyerson was president of Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’ rocket

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