Interlune
Facts
- HQ
- Houston
- Sectors
- Space Research and Technology
- Founded
- 2022 Seattle business license
- Type
- Corporation Seattle business license
- Employees
- 41
- Registered name
- Interlune Corporation Seattle business license
Interlune raises $5M as it holds nearly $500M in government and industry purchase orders for lunar helium-3; extraction not expected until 2030
Seattle startup Interlune raised an additional $5 million to pursue lunar helium-3 mining, while holding nearly $500 million in purchase orders from the US Air Force, DOE, and quantum computing firms; the company says first extraction won't occur before 2030.
Interlune raises $5M SAFE to fund lunar infrastructure and helium-3 mining ahead of priced round
Seattle-based Interlune raised $5 million via a SAFE to fund development of lunar infrastructure and mining technologies, marking a second $5M SAFE after an earlier round this year. The startup, founded in 2020 and led by CEO Rob Meyerson, is expanding from helium-3 extraction into space infrastructure and survival services and has partnerships such as an expanded deal with Vermeer for lunar construction tools.
Interlune replicates 15,000 years of solar wind in four hours to create helium-bearing lunar soil simulant
Interlune, a Seattle space-resources startup, synthesized gas-bearing lunar soil on Earth by bombarding ilmenite with accelerated helium plasma, replicating 15,000 years of solar wind exposure in a four-hour process. The lab-made simulant traps helium with release temperatures matching Apollo samples and will be used to test Interlune's lower-power Harvesting System and offered to other organizations.
People
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Gary Lai Founder, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Former Chief Architect
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Rob Meyerson Founder, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
