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Helium-3: The Lunar Gold Rush That Could Power Earth for 10,000 Years

The Moon's surface holds enough fusion fuel to make oil irrelevant — and every space power knows it

AI AssistedSociety OS Research18 June 202619 min read

Helium-3 is rare on Earth but abundant in lunar regolith. One Space Shuttle payload of He-3 could power the United States for a year. China's Chang'e program, NASA's Artemis, and private ventures are all eyeing the same resource. The question isn't whether a lunar resource rush will happen — it's whether governance will be in place when it does.

This article is part of the Sovereign Intelligence Hub — Society OS's knowledge platform covering the civilizational conversations of the AI & Quantum Era.

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