Space Conference Speaker

Chris Salvino

CEO and Chief Engineer, Lunar Helium-3 Mining, LLC

Years of ISDC:
2025

Find Them At:
Interplanetary Infrastructure

Chris Salvino is the CEO of Lunar Helium-3 Mining, leading efforts to extract Helium-3 from the Moon to power fusion reactors on Earth, creating a revolutionary green energy source. He holds advanced degrees in Aerospace Engineering, Flight Test Engineering, Aerospace Medicine, Space Studies, Planetary Geology, and Engineering Mining. With hands-on experience as a trauma surgeon and F-16 flight surgeon, his ongoing Ph.D. research focuses on lunar Helium-3 mining. The company is solely focused on lunar Helium-3 extraction, with four issued patents and more pending. They employ innovative, risk-reducing strategies to make lunar resource extraction feasible, advancing a sustainable energy future.


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