News Archive / Tagged: Planetary Resources

• Planetary Resources declares ‘mission success’ for Arkyd-6

  Christopher PaulApril 30th, 2018

  The technology demonstration spacecraft Arkyd-6, built by Planetary Resources to test technologies for future asteroid prospecting, has completed all of its mission requirements, the company said April 24, 2018.

• Planetary Resources’ Arkyd-6 ready for launch

  Collin SkocikDecember 27th, 2017

  After 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.

• Luxembourg invests $28 million in asteroid mining

  Tomasz NowakowskiNovember 8th, 2016

  Luxembourg 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.