Helium-3

The increased concentration of Helium-3 on the moon is an important factor to take note of, as well, in it's importance in development before exploring Mars.

Why Some Say the Moon? - NASA Watch 2009

I want to read a memoir written by a boy whose father spends too much time mining Helium-3 on the moon, or in the deep water mines of Mars.

NAS Seeks Public Input on Space Goals - NASA Watch 2009

Solar energy is the most obvious form but there's others, including Helium-3, which may be the perfect fuel for fusion reactors, and also just happens to cover the moon.

NAS Seeks Public Input on Space Goals - NASA Watch 2009

This advancement is important, as the most commonly available technology for detecting neutrons in Homeland Security applications, specifically neutron detectors based on gaseous Helium-3, is becoming impractical because of serious limitations on the availability of this gas.

Jabil Jumps, Dynasil Sees Dino-Sized Gain 2011

I'm happy that the authors didn't regurgitate the Helium-3 myth.

Why the Moon? Here's Why. - NASA Watch 2009

Helium-3, if it is ever really usable for fusion, can probably be produced on earth by the fusion-evaporation process more cheaply than it can be transported from the moon.

Leroy Chiao Seeks Your Input - NASA Watch 2009

If indeed Helium-3 lives up to its potential for fueling the ever-promised fusion revolution, the Moon becomes a resource of vital interest.

Just Pick the Wrong People - NASA Watch 2008

He's there on a three-year contract to maintain the base and send Helium-3, whatever that is, back to earth to supply just about all the power that humanity needs.

Archive 2010-01-31 Bill Crider 2010

In addition to Helium-3, the moon has oxygen and hydrogen locked within its rocks.

Archive 2008-02-01 Code Monkey 2008

Former Sen. Harrison Schmitt, who walked on the Moon, says we could mine the Helium-3 that is abundant beneath the lunar surface and use it for nuclear fusion.

Ken Blackwell: Obama's "Fly Me to the Crescent Moon" Policy 2010