Rob Meyerson

Helium-3 Shortages Could Constrain Superconducting Quantum Computing

Interlune CEO Rob Meyerson argues that a shortage of helium-3—not helium generally—could constrain superconducting quantum computing, which uses the rare isotope to cool chips to millikelvin temperatures. The company says it has nearly $500 million in binding orders beginning in 2028 and plans to meet them first by separating helium-3 from commercial helium on Earth, before pursuing extraction from lunar regolith in the early 2030s. Meyerson’s case for the Moon rests on both its helium-3 reserves and the prospect that mining equipment could share infrastructure with future lunar construction.