CNN23d
A tiny spacecraft is poised to launch on an unprecedented deep-space mission. The CEO behind it is ‘terrified’
But with asteroid mining, no company has yet accomplished ... as Odin takes off on board a lunar lander developed by Intuitive Machines, AstroForge will have perhaps made it further than any ...
Space.com on MSN20d
1st private spacecraft to attempt to travel beyond the moon appears to be in trouble
The first commercial spacecraft headed beyond the moon is on its way to deep space, but the mission is suffering from unknown ...
Futurism17d
First-Ever Asteroid Mining Mission Loses Contact With Earth
The company's plan was to send its washing machine-sized spacecraft, dubbed Odin, to visit an asteroid millions of miles from Earth and scout it as a potential mining site. But mere hours after ...
Space.com on MSN19d
'I think we all know that hope is fading.' Private Odin asteroid probe is tumbling in space
AstroForge's Odin asteroid probe, the box-shaped spaceraft at center right, is seen after launch beneath the private ...
The New York Times26d
Earth’s 1st Asteroid Mining Prospector Heads to the Launchpad
By Jonathan O’Callaghan Jonathan O’Callaghan reported on AstroForge in 2023 when its asteroid mining mission’s ... the Athena lander from Intuitive Machines and NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer ...
PC Gamer1mon
Exploit asteroids for resources using automated mining equipment as they hurtle through your space-claim in Astronomics
Asteroid mining can be pretty chill ... in case you really want to get off this planet Heart of the Machine is Crusader Kings for speculative sci-fi nerds, flipping the script on the cult AI ...
Gizmodo23d
Today’s Stacked SpaceX Launch Is Sending Groundbreaking Science to the Moon and Beyond
Intuitive Machines Hitching a ride on the lander ... the company is decidedly more ambitious. Asteroid Mining Is the Path to a ‘Shitload of Money,’ Astroforge CEO Says If successful ...