Asteroid-Mining Startup AstroForge to Launch First Space Missions This Year
- April mission will test in-orbit refining of platinum metals
- Company plans to then scout out deep-space asteroid in October
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Asteroid-mining startup AstroForge Inc. plans to launch its first two missions to space this year as it seeks to extract and refine metals from deep space.
The first launch, scheduled for April 2023, will test AstroForge’s technique for refining platinum from a sample of asteroid-like material. The second, planned for October, will scout for an asteroid near Earth to mine.