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Helium-3 (He-3) is a light, non-radioactive isotope of helium with two protons and one neutron, rare on Earth, sought for use in nuclear fusion research. The abundance of helium-3 is thought to be greater on the Moon (embedded in the upper layer of regolith by the solar wind over billions of years) and the solar system's gas giants (left over from the original solar nebula), though still low in quantity (28 ppm of lunar regolith is helium-4 and 0.01 ppm is helium-3).[1] It is proposed to be used as a second-generation fusion power source.

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  • promoting your business. right!

  • @sulijan1355 lol no, I forgot I set that fb group up... I am a poor UK meff m8...

    No H3 plans to the moon here :)

  • Soo, what ever happened to helium-2?

  • @Optimus489 Helium 2 is Sooo 1990

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  • Whatever nation lands on the Moon and sets up a working helium-3 mine, they sure as hell won't be any more philanthropic than their earth bound oil rich 21st century equivalents. They will still keep an 'iron grip' on the supply of He-3.

    I don't doubt the technology or the principles but ultimately we will still be 'held to ransom' just as we all are with the OPEC nations. Or to summerise - 'same shit, different fuel...'

  • About a billion dollars per ton at current estimates.

    Since mankind last visited the Moon 40 years or so ago, our space technology has been a bit lacking. If the US government and NASA had had the balls to continue with exploration instead of the political PR exercise that is the ISS, we would now have an operational base on the Moon and maybe now planning a trip to Mars.

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  • LMAO I couldn't help but laugh when the narrator took time to explain how to dispose of water!

    "You can sprinkle it on your flowers..."

  • Banks will never let this happen.

    You know it, i know it, they sure as fuck know it.

  • @UFOBevy Its a shame they cant change 4He into 3He by getting rid of the extra neutron...Maybe finding a way to decay atoms or burn off particles with anti particles, maybe collecting antineutrons from antiproton/proton annihilation in a heavy atom gas behind a magnetic field, and introducing 4He(solid) to the antineutron cloud at the other side of the magnetic field and  see if any 3He is created...in the form of evaporation due to the temperature difference of 4He and 3He, no moon?

  • @Optimus489 "Helium-2 is a hypothetical isotope of helium which according to theoretical calculations would have existed if the strong force had been 2% greater."

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