Interlune, founded in 2020, is a natural resources company aiming to be the first to commercialize resources from space. Their primary focus is developing technology to extract Helium-3 from lunar regolith for use in quantum computing, fusion reactors, and other applications. Interlune plans to launch resource development missions in 2027 and establish a pilot plant on the Moon by 2029. The company has received funding from private investors, NASA, and the U.S. Department of Energy.
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Prototype testing for the Astrolab–Interlune integration will be centered in Houston, where both companies maintain research and development facilities and staff.
Interlune’s harvesting concept requires a fleet of lunar rovers to operate at scale.
In August 2025 Interlune planned to include a multispectral camera on Astrolab’s FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform (FLIP) for its upcoming mission to the Moon.
Rob Meyerson, co-founder and CEO of Interlune, supports the position that reliable, autonomous mobility is crucial to the Interlune harvesting system and broader lunar infrastructure development.
Interlune is developing a harvesting system intended to extract industrial quantities of natural resources from the Moon, starting with helium-3.
Interlune will conduct a feasibility study to assess scalability from small-scale to full-scale for Artemis use cases and will develop a Concept of Operations for various applications.
Interlune’s model and analysis development effort will produce physics-based analytical models to predict system loads and performance and to measure characteristics like excavation force and regolith throughput.
Interlune plans to initially apply its excavation technology to harvest helium-3 from the Moon and then expand to other resources including industrial metals, rare earth elements, and rocket propellants.
Rob Meyerson is a co-founder and the CEO of Interlune.
Interlune’s excavation technology is applicable to excavation and construction on the Moon and beyond.
Interlune will test a prototype in simulated regolith at the Colorado School of Mines to validate analytical models and characterize risks such as wear and binding.
The current STTR-funded project focuses specifically on the excavation process of Interlune’s harvesting system.
Interlune’s harvesting system comprises four processes: excavating, sorting, extracting, and separating, with proprietary technology at every step.
Interlune announced plans to develop and test its own regolith simulants at a new research center based in Houston in September of the prior year.
Interlune is developing lunar trenching and excavation technology under a NASA Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract.
Interlune and the Colorado School of Mines will focus on reducing tractive force, power consumption, and dust compared to traditional trench-digging techniques.
The project aims to produce a design usable across multiple commercial and government applications, including Interlune’s helium-3 harvesting operations and site preparation for NASA’s Artemis Moon Base.
Interlune and Vermeer have a long-term partnership to develop novel excavation technology and unveiled a full-scale prototype in May of the prior year.
The STTR Phase I contract for Interlune is valued at $150,000.
Interlune has raised $18 million in funding to date.