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ScienceMay 4, 2026WinWinner: InterluneAwarded by: NASA

Interlune wins NASA contract for helium-3 extraction payload

Interlune wins NASA contract for helium-3 extraction payload
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Interlune, a startup with plans to harvest helium-3 from the moon, has won a NASA contract to develop a payload to test ways to extract it from regolith.

Interlune, a startup with plans to harvest helium-3 from the moon, has won a NASA contract to develop a payload to test ways to extract the valuable isotope from lunar regolith.

The company announced May 4 it won a Small Business Innovation Research Phase 3 contract from the agency worth $6. 9 million.

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Winner: Interlune

Awarding entity: NASA

Impact level: Standard win

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