Heavy equipment space race heats up with new Vermeer lunar excavator [update]
Summary
<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/05/vermeer_excavator.png?w=1600" /></div><p class="wp-block-paragraph">International equipment manufacturer Vermeer has unveiled a full-scale prototype of its Interlune excavator, a machine designed to ingest 100 metric tons of rocks and dirt per hour, extracting valuable helium as it makes its way across the surface … of the Moon.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>UPDATE 08AUG26</strong>: Interlune and Vermeer have expand their partnership.</p>
<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/05/vermeer_excavator.png?w=1600" /></div><p class="wp-block-paragraph">International equipment manufacturer Vermeer has unveiled a full-scale prototype of its Interlune excavator, a machine designed to ingest 100 metric tons of rocks and dirt per hour, extracting valuable helium as it makes its way across the surface … of the Moon.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>UPDATE 08AUG26</strong>: Interlune and Vermeer have expand their partnership.</p>