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A Seattle company just figured out how to simulate 15,000 years of solar wind hitting the Moon in just four hours, solving a major puzzle for lunar mining. This breakthrough could unlock a valuable resource trapped in moon dust and bring it back to Earth.
A Seattle-based company just secured a NASA contract to test the first-ever extraction of valuable helium-3 from the moon's surface. The rare isotope could power quantum computers and clean energy here on Earth.
Two space startups just proved that lunar construction is no longer science fiction. Their all-electric excavator could help solve Earth's helium shortage while building the foundation for a new space economy.