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AstroForge, a US-based startup with plans to mine asteroids, has raised $40 million to launch its third mission in 2025, as a ride-along on Intuitive Machines’ IM-3 moon mission.
To achieve its goal, AstroForge is now preparing two missions: Odin and Vestri. The latter, which involves a 200-kg probe, will dock with a metallic, undisclosed near-Earth asteroid. The move would mark a milestone for the commercial spacecrafts sector, it says. AstroForge has raised $55 million to date, which will also allow it to fine-tune technologies for refining asteroid materials in deep space., AstroForge launched a small cubesat called Brokkr-1 on a SpaceX Transporter flight, but was unable to transmit the necessary commands to demonstrate its space-based minerals and metals refining technology., which is scheduled for the fourth quarter of this year.
“The horizon looks bright, and if we are successful, this will be a giant leap forward as we work to establish a new and untapped supply chain of raw materials for Earth,” the
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