moon vacuum

Istara Digital unveiled an AI‑designed “moon vacuum” that extracts heat from lunar regolith and converts it into battery‑like power, cutting lunar‑night energy mass by up to 30 %. The system uses a sandboxed AI workflow that enforces mission‑critical constraints, eliminating hallucinated designs and accelerating validation. Benefits include faster development cycles, lower launch costs, and a strategic edge in the emerging lunar economy. Backed by Eric Schmidt and partnered with Lockheed Martin, Istara aims to extend the technology to Mars and asteroid mining, targeting a multi‑billion‑dollar off‑world power market.