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Moon mining machine: Interlune unveils helium-3 harvester prototype (photo)

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Seattle -based startup Interlune is building a prototype for a moon-mining machine.

The machine is designed to churn up 110 tons of lunar dirt per hour to harvest helium-3.

Helium-3 is rare on Earth but is thought to be plentiful on the moon.

It's a potential fuel source for future fusion reactors.

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