AstroForge has identified asteroid 2022 OB5 as the destination for its Mission 2 spacecraft, named Odin, which is set to ...

The primary goal, he said, is to make sure Odin turns on and communicates back to Earth. Mission success, Gialich told his ...

Space mining company AstroForge has revealed the destination of its next asteroid prospecting mission and has signed a launch contract with Stoke Space.

but given the need to build a new spacecraft and any uncertainties in Intuitive Machines' launch date, that timeline could ...

The main difference between earthbound mining and mining an asteroid is "the need for equipment ... Last April it launched Brokkr–1, a "microwave–size machine" the purpose of which was to ...

California-based AstroForge will ramp up its bid to commercialize mining ... Machines' upcoming IM-2 mission (also to put a small lander on the moon), enter deep space, perform a flyby of the ...

Excitement for asteroid mining has dropped off a bit since it was attracting more investment in the early 2010s, but with NASA and SpaceX forging onward with plans to establish a presence on the ...

McDowell has also been critical of the asteroid mining startup AstroForge, which plans to launch two probes this year, ridesharing on the Intuitive Machines IM-2 and IM-3 missions. The craft will ...

When you’re hurtling through space on the side of an asteroid, even a small misstep could cause serious damage — or even leave you stranded in space, drifting away from the rock itself.

Deep Space Mining is a company who sees the next step of humanity in the asteroids. They have a set of goals that including launching unmanned spacecraft to mine elements on asteroids and become ...