Cargo landers, surface processing units, and helium-3 extraction on the lunar surface.
Middleton Space's Lunar Operations division runs a growing network of unmanned cargo landers and surface processing units across the lunar regolith, extracting helium-3 for use in next-generation fusion power cells — including the MFC-2 units that power our own CA-series robotics.
Each HE-3 lander sets down with a tethered processing unit that sifts, heats, and separates helium-3 from the regolith on site, then loads the refined product back aboard the lander for the return trip to L4, where it's transferred to LEO Cargo vehicles bound for Earth.
| Designation | HE-3 Helium-3 Cargo Lander |
| Landing Legs | 4, independently articulated |
| Cargo Capacity | 2.1 metric tons refined He-3 |
| Support Equipment | Towed HE-3 Processing Unit |
| Power | Radioisotope + solar array |
| Surface Duration | Up to 180 lunar days |
HE-3 landers touch down within meters of survey-selected extraction sites in Mare Imbrium.
A tethered processing unit heats and sifts surface regolith to release trapped helium-3.
Helium-3 is isolated and compressed for storage directly at the extraction site.
Loaded landers rendezvous with the L4 Shipyard Facility for transfer to Earth-bound cargo runs.
CA17-Class units handle equipment servicing and site setup in the lunar environment.
Refined He-3 feeds the fusion cells that power our own vehicles and robotics fleet.
Every processing unit and lander on the surface is serviced by CA17-Class robotics, rated from −40°C to 60°C and hardened against lunar radiation and dust — no crew required.
Explore RoboticsMiddleton Space supplies refined helium-3 to fusion research and power partners on a recurring delivery schedule.