# Interlune: space robotics company

Canonical ID: `437fdf76-e27e-4ae8-97b1-21e32a20c533`

## Key facts

- **Founded:** 2023
- **HQ:** Seattle, WA, USA
- **Funding:** [$18M raised + $500M in He-3 purchase contracts](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md))
- **Notable:** Robotic lunar helium-3 harvester; NASA + AFWERX contracts

- **Slug:** interlune
- **Status:** active
- **Founded:** 2020
- **HQ:** Seattle, Washington, USA
- **Category:** [Space](/space)

## Models

- [Interlune Harvester](/models/interlune-harvester.md) (space) (id: `a20168cc-bbe5-45d5-9e29-ccea33a62837`)

## Current leadership (3)

- [Rob Meyerson](/people/rob-meyerson.md) Co-founder (secondary-verified)
- [Gary Lai](/people/gary-lai.md) Co-founder (secondary-verified)
- [Harrison Schmitt](/people/harrison-schmitt.md) Co-founder (secondary-verified)

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Interlune?

Seattle-based space resources company building autonomous robotic machinery to harvest helium-3 from lunar regolith. Founded in 2020 by former Blue Origin president Rob Meyerson, Blue Origin chief architect Gary Lai, and Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt. Awarded 6.9M USD NASA contract for lunar resource development.

### What does Interlune make?

Interlune has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Interlune Harvester (Interlune builds physical robots).

### Where is Interlune headquartered?

Interlune is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, USA.

### Where does Interlune operate robots?

Interlune is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

### Is Interlune a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Interlune ranks in roughly the top 73% of companies tracked by the registry.

### When was Interlune founded?

Interlune was founded in 2020.


## Sources (2)

1. https://www.geekwire.com/2026/interlune-excavator-helium-3-moon-construction/
2. https://spacenews.com/interlune-wins-nasa-contract-for-helium-3-extraction-payload/

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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