Planetary Resources, the asteroid mining company has today unveiled a new Kickstarter campaign, which is aimed at raising funds to launch its Arkyd-100 series space telescope. Planetary Resources have offered a number of different rewards for various levels of pledges, ranging from a “space selfie”, up to packages that will allow access to the space telescope for individual schools. Additionally, [...]
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Conference Tackles Rising Concerns About Planetary Defense
Scientists, engineers, and policymakers gathered to discuss initiatives to protect the planet in the event of a large asteroid impact at the 3rd International Academy of Astronautics Planetary Defense Conference (PDC2013), in Flagstaff, Arizona, from April 15 to 19. “People all over the world have really now seen what happens when as asteroid hits the Earth and it’s very visceral. You [...]
NASA May Be Requesting $100 Million for Asteroid Mission
According to Aviation Week, NASA’s budget request for 2014 will include $100 million for a robotic asteroid capture mission that will aim not only to find and capture a small asteroid but also to deliver it into the vicinity of the Moon. SPACE.com reported that NASA officials were not allowed to comment on details of the agency’s 2014 budget request until [...]
Golden Spike Turns To Crowdfunding
On February 13, The Golden Spike Company announced a 10-week Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign, to enable contributors to participate in their planned space exploration ambitions. “The funds will enable us to launch our participatory exploration program, which is more than just the perks people get for making a donation,” said Golden Spike President and CEO, Dr. Alan Stern. “It involves apps, [...]
Another Asteroid Mining Company Opens Shop
A second asteroid harvesting company has announced that it is open for business, less than one year after Planetary Resources officially announced their long term plan for mining valuable materials from space. Deep Space Industries (DSI) announced in a press conference in Santa Monica on 22nd January that they intend to launch a series of prospector and harvester probes to investigate [...]
Planetary Resources, Inc. Announces Agreement with Virgin Galactic for Payload Services
Source: Planetary Resources Bellevue, Wash. – July 11, 2012 – Planetary Resources, Inc., the asteroid mining company, announced today an agreement with Virgin Galactic, LLC that will enable multiple launch opportunities for its series of spacecraft, including the Arkyd-100 low-Earth orbit (LEO) space telescopes. Continuous, low-cost launch services for small spacecraft to LEO assists in accelerating Planetary Resources’ vision to make [...]
Asteroid Mining: To Infinity and Beyond, But What are the Legal Implications?
April 24, 2012 marked a milestone in human activities in outer space with the announcement by a group of entrepreneurs, engineers, and investors of the formation of Planetary Resources, Inc. The company, which features such investors as aerospace innovator Ross Perot, Jr. and filmmaker James Cameron, is being led by President and Chief Engineer Chris Lewicki, a former NASA Mars [...]
New Company to Mine Asteroids
Planetary Research, Inc. is set to announce its plans to pursue mining of asteroids for minerals. The announcement is scheduled to take place April 24 from the Museum of Flight in Seattle. A somewhat brief and cryptic press release from the new company stated: “The company will overlay two critical sectors – space exploration and natural resources – to add [...]
