News Archive / Tagged: Planetary Resources
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Planetary Resources’ Arkyd-6 ready for launch
Collin SkocikDecember 27th, 2017After years of development, the Planetary Resources-built Arkyd-6 is finally on the last leg of its journey into space. It is scheduled to be launched as a secondary payload atop India’s PSLV-C40 mission in January 2018.
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Luxembourg invests $28 million in asteroid mining
Tomasz NowakowskiNovember 8th, 2016Luxembourg and U.S.-based Planetary Resources inked a nearly $28 million deal expected to accelerate the firm’s efforts. The investment secures funding for the company’s primary goal of mining resources from NEOs, with the aim of launching the first commercial asteroid-prospecting mission by 2020.