Interlune is a natural resources company committed to sustainable and responsible harvesting of natural resources from space to benefit humanity. We aim to be the first company to commercialize natural resources from space, starting with lunar 3He, which we will sell to commercial and government customers in quantum computing, national security, medical imaging, and other emerging markets. Through engagement with customers and technology partners, we have established a preliminary architecture to harvest lunar 3He and return it to Earth markets in the 2030s. An overview of this architecture will be presented, including the key technologies required to enable this mission and Interlune’s latest progress in advancing these goals.
Gabriella Blackner, Technical Program Manager | Interlune
Gabriella Blackner is currently a Technical Program Manager at Interlune, working on mission architecture and technology development for the lunar helium-3 harvesting mission.
Prior to her current role, she served as the Chief Engineer of the Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS), a hall current thruster planned to propel the HALO and PPE Gateway modules to lunar orbit. Gabriella started her career over 17 years ago in aerospace as an aircraft mechanic at the Boeing Company, followed by systems engineering and leadership positions with Aerojet Rocketdyne, Blue Origin, Janicki Industries, and Northrop Grumman (previously Orbital Sciences).
Gabriella has her Bachelors of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the University of Washington and a Masters of Engineering in Aerospace from the University of Maryland. In her personal time, she enjoys time outdoors with her family, hiking and camping in the great Pacific Northwest.