Helium-3 reconnaissance payload
Moon rover instrument that sniffs soil for helium-3
Magna Petra
US startup that wants to prospect for helium-3 on the Moon and bring it to Earth. It signed a $22 million deal with ispace to carry a helium-3 sensing instrument to the Moon on a rover.
Products, by altitude
The Moon · 384,400 km from Earth
In development In development LunarPro AI
Moon map software that predicts where helium-3 is
Milestones
- Dec 2025 Received the Moon Village Association's Lunar Game Changer award for its helium-3 extraction project. Company statement1
- Nov 2025 ispace reported a $22 million payload service agreement with Magna Petra to carry a helium-3 sensing mass spectrometer on a European-built lunar rover.2
- Dec 2024 Signed a memorandum of understanding with ispace to work together on lunar resource missions. Company statement3
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