$20 MILLION/Kg: The Resource Worth a Trip to the Moon

Nov 16, 2025
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At a reported cost of $20 million per kilogram, helium-3 could be the resource that makes travel to and from the moon's surface a profitable enterprise for businesses and governments alike. We explore what makes it so valuable, why the moon is the place to get it, and how a company called Interlune plans to harvest it.