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title: The business case for returning to the moon.
description: Lunar Helium-3 Mining is looking to mine the Moon’s rarest and most strategic resource, Helium-3, for green energy and quantum computing. Find out more.
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# [The business case for returning to the moon.](https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/ds114)

 Written by [Maria Varmazis](https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/author/maria-varmazis) | Sep 6, 2025 6:00:00 AM

Summary

[Lunar Helium-3 Mining (LH3M)](https://lh3m.com/) is at the forefront of the green energy revolution and the quantum computing era, tapping into the Moon’s rarest and most strategic resource, Helium-3. Beyond enabling nuclear fusion, the cleanest and most efficient energy source, helium-3 is critical for cooling quantum computers, which will revolutionize information processing and may provide unmatched strategic informational supremacy. We found out more from LH3M CEO and Chief Engineer [Chris Salvino](https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-salvino-md-1a9b527/).

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