Astroforge raises $13M seed round for asteroid mining ambitions - TechCrunch

Astroforge developed a technique to refine materials in-space. They’re staying mostly mum on how it solves the myriad technical challenges of asteroid mining.

Although weve long understood that asteroids are not simply the rubble of the universe, but potentially profitable stores of precious minerals, humanity has never been able to unlock this value. Y Co… [+3546 chars]

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