Magna Petra Corp.
U.S. company that states it intends to prospect for, extract and return lunar helium-3; its first concrete step is a planned rover-borne measurement campaign (HALO) using a NASA-developed mass spectrometer delivered by ispace. It has not flown hardware.
Resources and evidence
Each resource shows the highest step primary sources support. How the ladder works.
| Resource | Evidence | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Helium-3 | Targeted | mission aimed at it |
| Volatiles | Targeted | mission aimed at it |
Demonstrated
No flight hardware, measurements or extraction to date. Documented steps are agreements: an ispace memorandum of understanding (Dec 2024), a reimbursable CRADA with NASA Kennedy for use of a second MSOLO mass spectrometer (signed 2 Apr 2025), and a USD 22 million payload service agreement with ispace-EUROPE to carry MSOLO on an ispace micro-rover (Oct 2025).
Claimed or planned
Magna Petra states it is building a helium-3 supply chain, with patent-pending 'LunarPro' extraction systems and AI 'digital twin' models of lunar isotope distribution, and plans later sample-return and collection missions.
Facts
- Headquarters
- United States
- Type
- Company
- Status
- Activeas of 2026-05-26. Company site lists dated posts through 2026-05-26 and a January 2026 award; ispace (Oct 2025 release, Nov 2025 results briefing) confirms a signed USD 22 million payload service agreement; NASA confirms an April 2025 CRADA. No shutdown evidence found.
- Roles
- Prospecting, Extraction
- Targets
- Moon
- Also known as
- Magna Petra; MP
- Website
- magnapetra.com
Missions
2 records| Mission | Role | Launch | Phase | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magna Petra HALO (Helium Availability of Lunar Origin) reconnaissance payloadPayload | Customer | Not recorded | In development | Not applicable |
| Magna Petra HALO (Helium Availability of Lunar Origin) reconnaissance payloadPayload | Payload owner | Not recorded | In development | Not applicable |
Dated events
Amounts are shown one at a time as each source states them. They are never added together.
- 2025-10-06
ispace-EUROPE - Magna Petra payload service agreement for NASA MSOLO (USD 22 million)
ispace-EUROPE announced a USD 22 million payload service agreement with Magna Petra to integrate NASA's MSOLO mass spectrometer on an ispace-EUROPE micro-rover for Magna Petra's HALO helium-3 reconnaissance mission; the release placed the rover on ispace-U.S.'s APEX 1.0 lander (then 'Mission 3').
Company announcement. No counterparty or government record found.
Sources (5) and evidence gaps
ispace-EUROPE and Magna Petra Corp. sign total amount of $22 million USD Payload Service Agreement (PSA) to carry NASA's MSOLO instrument to the lunar surface on the Mission 3 rover.
ispace-EUROPE will integrate a NASA-developed Mass Spectrometer Observing Lunar Operations (MSOLO) instrument into its upcoming Mission 3 lunar micro-rover platform as part of Magna Petra's Helium Availability of Lunar Origin (HALO) reconnaissance mission.
The Mission 3 rover will fly on ispace technologies U.S.' (ispace-U.S.) APEX 1.0. lunar lander
This brings the total contract value for Mission 3 to $86 million USD, up from $64 million USD.
today announced the execution of a $22 million Payload Service Agreement (PSA) with ispace-EUROPE S.A.
- Which ispace mission now carries the MSOLO rover after the March 2026 renumbering and the July 2026 CP-12 termination is not stated.
- TSE timely-disclosure PDF not retrieved; payment terms and the effect of the March 2026 mission re-plan on this contract not disclosed.
- 2025-04-02
NASA Kennedy-Magna Petra Cooperative Research and Development Agreement for MSOLO
NASA reported that it signed a reimbursable Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with Magna Petra on April 2 (2025) under which a second MSOLO mass spectrometer is to fly on a commercial rover selected by Magna Petra, with Magna Petra reimbursing NASA's integration and operations costs.
Sources (2) and evidence gaps
Signed on April 2, the reimbursable agreement is the first of its kind established at NASA Kennedy.
Under the agreement, Magna Petra will reimburse NASA for costs such as supporting MSOLO integration and testing with the rover
- Agreement value not disclosed; year of the 'April 2' signing inferred from the article date (2025-04-28).
- 2024-12-10
ispace - Magna Petra MoU on lunar resource exploration
ispace announced a memorandum of understanding with Magna Petra to collaborate on future missions transporting Magna Petra's helium-3 prospecting and collection equipment to the lunar surface.
Company announcement. No counterparty or government record found.
Sources (2)
have agreed to collaborate on future missions to the lunar surface, the two companies announced.
Under terms of the memorandum of understanding, the two companies have agreed to collaborate on the development of a lunar economy that provides terrestrial economic value via non-destructive, sustainable harvesting of lunar surface resources.
Open evidence gaps
- Headquarters city/state and incorporation record not found on company or partner primary pages (ispace describes it only as 'a U.S. company').
- Founding year not found in a primary source (aggregators say 2023; not used).
- No disclosed equity funding round found; how the USD 22 million payload service agreement is financed is not disclosed.
- Patent-pending extraction technology not independently documented.
Sources
5 sourcesMagna Petra is the leading lunar resources company engaged in the prospecting, extraction and return to earth of Helium-3 isotopes from the lunar surface.
We have finalized a new $22 million USD payload service agreement with Magna Petra, a U.S. company aiming to commercialize Helium-3 isotopes on the Moon.
Magna Petra hopes to understand the presence of Helium-3 isotope within the Moon's surface, with the ultimate goal of collecting it and bringing it back to Earth
Magna Petra Corp. selected for "Lunar Game Changer" Award by Moon Village Association
Samuel Joseph CTO & Co-Founder