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title: Interlune secures first customers for helium-3 lunar mining.
description: Interlune secures contracts with the US DoE and Maybell Quantum. IonQ to acquire Capella Space. OSC’s TraCSS expands CRADA with SpaceX. And more.
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# [Interlune secures first customers for helium-3 lunar mining.](https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/517)

 Written by [Maria Varmazis](https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/author/maria-varmazis) | May 8, 2025 7:55:00 PM

Summary

Interlude announces contracts with the US Department of Energy (DoE) and Maybell Quantum to deliver helium-3 and unveils the first prototype of their lunar excavator. IonQ plans to launch a global space-to-space and space-to-ground satellite quantum key distribution network and acquire Capella Space Corporation. The Office of Space Commerce’s (OSC’s) Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) is expanding its Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with SpaceX, and more.

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