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A tiny spacecraft is poised to launch on an unprecedented deep-space mission. The CEO behind it is ‘terrified’
But with asteroid mining, no company has yet accomplished ... And if Odin’s camera can confirm that the space rock contains the valuable metal, a future AstroForge mission may aim to extract ...
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Exploit asteroids for resources using automated mining equipment as they hurtle through your space-claim in Astronomics
As an asteroid miner in Astronomics, which is now in early access on Steam, the precious resources you collect from mining space rocks will make massive profits for the Cube Corporation ...
Race to name creatures of the deep as mining interest grows
In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners—and huge numbers ...
The New York Times24d
Earth’s 1st Asteroid Mining Prospector Heads to the Launchpad
The dream of mining metals in deep space crashed and ... a class of asteroids comprising 5 percent of known space rocks that may have a high amount of metal. The analysis of the asteroid has ...
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First-Ever Asteroid Mining Mission Loses Contact With Earth
The company's plan was to send its washing machine-sized spacecraft, dubbed Odin, to visit an asteroid millions of miles from Earth and scout it as a potential mining site. But mere hours after ...