Economy | January 13, 2010 | 0 comments

SPACE.com -- Researchers and space enthusiasts see helium-3 as the perfect fuel source.

source: http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/helium3_000630.html

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Scientists estimate there are about1 million tons of helium 3 on the moon, enough to power the world for thousandsof years. The equivalent of a single space shuttle load or roughly 25 tonscould supply the entire United States' energy needs for a year, accordingto Apollo17 astronaut and FTI researcher Harrison Schmitt.
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