You don’t really hear about it in the U.S., but there is a moon race going on right now and it’s all centered around mining helium-3.
Helium-3 mine planned for the moon
The answer to the world’s energy problems could be laying in the dust on our own moon.
Chinese scientists say that the rare Helium-3 isotope found on the moon could provide enough clean energy to power Earth for tens of thousands of years, ridding humanity of its dependence on finite fossil fuels.