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Lunar helium-3 and the D–³He future.
Helium-3 is rare on Earth but abundant in lunar regolith. Kronos's D–³He architecture is the terrestrial demand and know-how that makes lunar helium-3 worth recovering — and its breeder makes helium-3 at home now.
The picture
Earth first, Moon later.
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Helium-3 is scarce on Earth
In shortage since the federal auction ended in 2009; today it's a by-product of tritium decay.
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The Moon holds a lot
Lunar regolith is rich in helium-3 — a long-horizon strategic resource.
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Kronos breeds it now
HYPERION makes helium-3 domestically today, independent of the tritium blanket.
A D–³He economy needs both a fuel and a reason to want it. Kronos is building both — starting on Earth.
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Open by design.
Conceptual design and simulation study; the integrated Kronos machines are not yet built, and certain results are requirement-class. No financial figures are published on this site.