helium-3
Fusion fuel candidate
Helium-3 is a rare isotope of helium with two protons and one neutron, rather than the two neutrons found in common helium-4.
It has potential applications in nuclear fusion research and is used in specialized scientific instruments.
Most terrestrial helium-3 comes from tritium decay, though lunar soil contains significant deposits from solar wind.
Quantum state, zero viscosity
- superconductorMaterial with zero electrical resistance
- superconductivityLossless current flow phenomenon
- viscosityFluid's flow resistance
- cryostatMaintains cryogenic temperatures
Fragmented covering over bedrock
- solar windContinuous stellar particle emission
- ApolloSun deity, moonshot namesake
- extractionAct of removing
- implantationEmbedding into tissue
volatiles · moon base · lunar mining · selenology · Artemis · abundance · lunar surface
Between celestial bodies
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- fuelEnergy source material
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
- deep spaceRemote regions beyond planets
Mars mission · space exploration · orbital · payload · rocket · interstellar · NASA · ESA
Plasma confinement device
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- thermonuclearInvolving nuclear fusion heat
- ignitionStarting combustion process
- confinementState of being restricted
inertial · energy density · reactor · power plant · electricity generation
Hydrogen isotope with neutron
- tritiumHydrogen's radioactive isotope
- protonPositive nuclear particle
- neutronUncharged nuclear particle
- nucleusCentral controlling part
atomic · stable · radioactive · mass number · nuclide · radioisotope · alpha particle · half-life
Act of removing
- prospectingSearching for mineral wealth
- harvestingGathering mature crops
- processingSystematic operation on data
- refiningRemoving unwanted elements
heating · volatiles · concentration · strip mining · excavation · ore · surveying · geology
superfluidity
Quantum state, zero viscosity
- superconductorMaterial with zero electrical resistance
- superconductivityLossless current flow phenomenon
- viscosityFluid's flow resistance
regolith
Fragmented covering over bedrock
- solar windContinuous stellar particle emission
- ApolloSun deity, moonshot namesake
- extractionAct of removing
implantation · volatiles · moon base · lunar mining · selenology · Artemis · abundance · lunar surface
interplanetary
Between celestial bodies
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- fuelEnergy source material
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
deep space · Mars mission · space exploration · orbital · payload · rocket · interstellar · NASA · ESA · space race
tokamak
Plasma confinement device
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- thermonuclearInvolving nuclear fusion heat
- ignitionStarting combustion process
confinement · inertial · energy density · reactor · power plant · electricity generation
deuterium
Hydrogen isotope with neutron
- tritiumHydrogen's radioactive isotope
- protonPositive nuclear particle
- neutronUncharged nuclear particle
nucleus · atomic · stable · radioactive · mass number · nuclide · radioisotope · alpha particle · half-life · decay
extraction
Act of removing
- prospectingSearching for mineral wealth
- harvestingGathering mature crops
- processingSystematic operation on data
refining · heating · volatiles · concentration · strip mining · excavation · ore · surveying · geology · resource
- moonfull moon, lunar, crescent moon, new moon, half moon
- space resourceswater ice, oxygen, hydrogen, titanium, regolith
- cryogenicsliquid nitrogen, cryogenic, cryogenics, cryogenic storage, cryostat
- cryophysicssuperfluidity, cryogenics, liquid nitrogen, superconductivity, superconductor
- Fusion Fuelsdeuterium, tritium
- Isotopescarbon-12, carbon-13, carbon-14, hydrogen-1, oxygen-16
helium-3helium-4
Stable helium isotope
nitrogen · oxygen · atmospheric gases · argon · neon
helium-3tritium
Hydrogen's radioactive isotope
deuterium · uranium-235 · plutonium-239 · hydrogen · uranium
- helium balloonGas-filled floating sphere
- helium tankVessel holding noble gas
- helium gasLightest noble element
- helium speechGas-altered vocal pitch
- liquid heliumSupercooled element in fluid state