MINING

Are we ready to drill the moon?

'Moon miner' Interlune to launch its first extraction robot by 2027

Helium-3 proponents say that moon mining could fuel a new generation of safer, cleaner nuclear fusion reactors

Helium-3 proponents say that moon mining could fuel a new generation of safer, cleaner nuclear fusion reactors | Credits: taffpixture via Shutterstock

The moon is not like the earth. It has no atmosphere to speak of, temperatures swing more than 250 degrees celcius between day and night, and a fine, electrostatically charged dust shreds metal like sandpaper....

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