does anyone know much about this? it looks like it has the potential to be the next big energy source...it has been talked about for years....

many thanks for this. it seems as though Helium 3 is an incredibly powerful source...i found this article in the sun of all papers!

"Russia aims to race the US back to the Moon and to start mining for a precious fuel. It plans to put its first men on the lunar surface within nine years, beating AMericas 2018 target. US astronauts last went there in 1972.
Russia intends to set up a permanent base and dig for helium 3 an energy resource rare on earth but abundant on the moon with estimates of up to 500million tons. Space freighters will ship it to earth to run thermo-nuclear power station. Just 25 tons a shuttle load could power the USA for a year. Gerald Kulcinski of the university of wisconsin said "helium 3 fusion energy may be the key to future space exploration and settlement""

I guess its a case of finding the right companies who will supply this source of energy and whether its economically viable!

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