Asteroid mining startup books its first test mission with SpaceX - Business Insider

AstroForge is scheduled to test its technology next year, using a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to get into orbit.

A new asteroid mining company has booked its first test mission with SpaceX.  AstroForge plans to mine asteroids by breaking them up and returning valuable materials to Earth. It was cofounded by fo… [+1527 chars]

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