Idea of mining Helium-3 on the Moon looks senseless for now — Roscosmos

 Proposals for mining the isotope Helium-3 (He-3) on the Moon to provide humanity with a clean and efficient form of energy make no sense for the time being and should be seen as far-fetched speculations, the executive director for research programs and science at Russia’s corporation Roscosmos, Alexander Bloshenko, has told TASS in an interview.

“Currently there exist several insoluble technological problems that do not allow for building a Helium-3 reactor on Earth. Also, one should bear in mind the costs of mining and delivery of Helium-3 from the Moon. They will reduce to nothing its hypothetical advantages. For the time being this possibility looks nothing more than science fiction,” Bloshenko said.