AstroForge, Inc.
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AstroForge, based in California, is a space mining company on a mission to make metal mining cheaper and less environmentally costly by mining rare minerals on asteroids in outer space. The company is initially targeting platinum, which is part of the platinum group metals, which also consists of palladium, ruthenium, iridium, rhodium, and osmium.
Founded: 2021
Matt Gialich Co-Founder and CEO |
Jose Acain Co-Founder and CTO |
On Friday, October 18th, AstroForge became the first company to receive a license from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to operate a commercial mission in deep space, which the International Telecommunications Union defines as greater than 2 million kilometers from Earth. This historic ap
On Friday, October 18th, AstroForge became the first company to receive a license from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to operate a commercial mission in deep space, which the International Telecommunications Union defines as greater than 2 million kilometers from Earth. This historic ap
AstroForge is planning a third private mission to mine metals from a near-Earth asteroid and replenish critical resources on Earth.
AstroForge is planning a third private mission to mine metals from a near-Earth asteroid and replenish critical resources on Earth.
Asteroid mining startup AstroForge has raised $40 million as the company races the clock to get its next mission ready for launch.
Asteroid mining startup AstroForge has raised $40 million as the company races the clock to get its next mission ready for launch.
AstroForge, a private company, wants to mine a space rock, but it doesn't want the competition to find out which one.
For generations, Western space missions have largely occurred out in the open. We knew where they were going, why they were going there and what they planned to do. But the world is on the verge of a new era in which private interests override such openness, with big money potentially on the line.