AstroForge has identified asteroid 2022 OB5 as the destination for its Mission 2 spacecraft, named Odin, which is set to launch next month on a SpaceX rocket.

The main difference between earthbound mining and mining an asteroid is "the need for equipment that can withstand low-gravity, high-radiation conditions" and "function autonomously", said Live ...

California-based AstroForge will ramp up its bid to commercialize mining in space with the first ... dock on the company’s target near-Earth asteroid, whose identity remains unknown.

Excitement for asteroid mining has dropped off a bit since it was attracting more investment in the early 2010s, but with NASA and SpaceX forging onward with plans to establish a presence on the ...

The description of the "Asteroid Mining" challenge specifically mentions the use of ... Most importantly, long-term storage of liquid hydrogen requires large, complex, and heavy equipment to halt its ...

When you’re hurtling through space on the side of an asteroid, even a small misstep could cause serious damage — or even leave you stranded in space, drifting away from the rock itself.