The Register on MSN17d
Controllers getting no response from Lunar Trailblazer orbiter or Odin asteroid mining probe
As for AstroForge's Odin asteroid-mining scout, unfortunately, like the Lunar Trailblazer, Odin has also fallen out of contact with controllers. The most likely scenario is that the probe is in a slow ...
CNN25d
A tiny spacecraft is poised to launch on an unprecedented deep-space mission. The CEO behind it is ‘terrified’
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission cost over $770 ... hopes that the price of space travel continues to go down. Even if asteroid mining isn’t possible today, or done by AstroForge, it may become ...
The New York Times28d
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 destination ... built moon lander and a NASA-operated lunar orbiter as soon ...
Remember that asteroid that isn't going to hit Earth? We could send a mission to explore it
YR4, which orbits the sun every four years and periodically crosses Earth's orbit. The nature of its orbit makes it a ...
The Space Race on MSN24d
NASA Reveals Plan To Capture An Asteroid!
NASA has revealed an incredible new plan to capture an asteroid, bringing us one step closer to asteroid mining and deep space exploration. But how would this mission actually work, and what could it ...
Orange County Business Journal12d
AstroForge’s Odin Likely Lost in Space
The company’s Odin spacecraft was launched successfully on Feb. 26, but it soon encountered huge communication difficulties, ...
SpaceNews5d
Innovative Dutch Technology Captures Historic Image of Mars and Deimos During ESA’s Hera Mission flyby
The worldwide tech leading Dutch firm, cosine, is making a big impact in space exploration. The company is playing a key role in the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Hera mission by providing a ...