An artist’s conception shows a rocket with a capsule containing helium-3 heading back to Earth from the moon’s surface. (Interlune Illustration) Seattle-based Interlune provided a triple-barreled ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Alan Boyle on Jan 29, 2026 at 10:24 ...

SEATTLE, Sept. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Interlune, a natural resources company, today announced that it has been awarded up to $4.84 million in a grant from the Texas Space Commission (TSC) to develop ...

Interlune engineers tested a prototype sorting device on a Zero Gravity Corp. parabolic flight in August 2024. Credit: Zero Gravity Corp. SAN FRANCISCO – Without context, Interlune’s plan to extract ...

Interlune is developing robots to harvest a valuable gas on the lunar surface that could have a big impact on Earth. In the lobby of Interlune, a 3-foot-wide tabletop diorama shows an idyllic, ...

SEATTLE, Feb. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Interlune, a natural resources company, today provided additional details regarding its lunar trenching and excavation technology development project funded ...

SEATTLE, May 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Interlune, a natural resources company, today announced a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III project with NASA's Space Technology Mission ...

Helium-3 (He-3) on the moon's surface has drawn attention for decades. In 1939, a paper first noted the presence of Helium-3 on the moon. Still, it really came into the collective consciousness of ...

SEATTLE and HAWTHORNE, Calif., March 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Interlune, a natural resources company, and Astrolab, a multi-planetary mobility and logistics company, today announced they are working ...

A rendering of Astrolab's FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform (FLIP) rover on the moon after egress from Astrobotic's Griffin lander. FLIP will test technologies for future lunar mobility systems and ...