Going to be some very expensive gas.

"Apollo samples typically showed helium-3 concentrations measured in parts per billion. That means enormous volumes of regolith must be processed to extract useful gas. The basic industrial recipe is straightforward on paper. "

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    Please demonstrate working and economic terrestrial energy generation using He-3 fusion first.

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      Yeah, that’s the thing. He-3 is a second generation fusion technology. We don’t even have net power positive first generation fusion.

      Great when we get there, but there are steps we need first.