The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Interlune: 1 model. 7 sources back the record.
CategorySpace
Overview
Interlune is a Seattle-based space resources company founded in 2020 by former Blue Origin president Rob Meyerson, former Blue Origin chief architect Gary Lai, and Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt. The company is developing autonomous robotic machinery to harvest helium-3 and other resources from lunar regolith, with the Interlune Harvester designed to excavate, sort, heat, and separate volatile gases from moon dirt.
Interlune has secured over USD 500M in helium-3 purchase commitments from customers including Bluefors (quantum computing cooling), Maybell Quantum, and the U.S. Department of Energy, and holds NASA, NSF, and U.S. Air Force contracts totaling over USD 7M.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Founded
HQ
CEO
Fundingsee investors →
Customers
Government contracts
Target resource
Timeline
Data & sources
News coverage
2
Web sources
5
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Models (1)
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Relationships
Current leadership (3)
- Harrison Schmitt Co-foundersecondary-verified
- Rob Meyerson CEO and Co-foundersince 2020-01-01secondary-verified
- Gary Lai CTO and Co-foundersince 2020-01-01secondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Interlune.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Interlune in third-party press
Peer companies
- Impulse Space6 models
- Astrobotic Technology3 models
- China National Space Administration3 models
- Astroscale2 models
- China Manned Space Agency2 models
- GITAI2 models
Funding rounds (1)
- Seed2024-03-13
$15M(reported)
Investors: Seven Seven Six (lead), Aurelia Foundry Fund (follow), Gaingels (follow), Liquid 2 Ventures (follow), Shasta Ventures (follow)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (7)
- https://www.geekwire.com/2026/interlune-excavator-helium-3-moon-construction/
- https://spacenews.com/interlune-wins-nasa-contract-for-helium-3-extraction-payload/
- https://www.interlune.space/press-release/space-resources-startup-interlune-raises-18-million-in-seed-capital
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/09/16/moon-mining-helium-quantum-computing/
- https://spectrum.ieee.org/moon-mining
- https://www.nasa.gov/technology/nasa-fosters-development-of-lunar-resource-seeking-technologies/
- https://spacenews.com/interlune-reveals-details-of-quest-to-bring-home-lunar-resources/
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 7 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-08
Verification posture
Verified
Medium confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-08
Sources by quality tier
- 5
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- secondary-established-publication
- Established publication
- 1
- secondary-industry-publication
- Industry publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Interlune.Peer companies
- Impulse Space6 models
- Astrobotic Technology3 models
- China National Space Administration3 models
- Astroscale2 models
- China Manned Space Agency2 models
- GITAI2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Interlune from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Partners plan to make machines for moon construction
Seattle-based Interlune is expanding its partnership with Vermeer, an Iowa-based industrial equipment manufacturer, to develop construction tools for use on the moon. The two…
Interlune comes up with a cool way to produce helium-3
Seattle-based Interlune says it has managed to produce 99% pure helium-3 from a standard supply of industrial-grade helium, marking a milestone for a technology that the company…
Moon helium deal is biggest purchase of natural resources from space
Interlune reveals details of quest to bring home lunar resources
Space Resources Startup Interlune Raises 18 Million in Seed Capital
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/interlune.md
- RSS feed: /companies/interlune/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/437fdf76-e27e-4ae8-97b1-21e32a20c533
- Revision history: /companies/interlune/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Impulse Space6 models
- Astrobotic Technology3 models
- China National Space Administration3 models
- Astroscale2 models
- China Manned Space Agency2 models
- GITAI2 models
Reality vs attention
Interlune draws attention at the 40th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among space robots.
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
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Dimension breakdown
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Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Aug 8, 2026