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First-Ever Asteroid Mining Mission Loses Contact With Earth
California-based space company AstroForge launched what it claimed to be the first "commercial deep space mission in history.
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'I think we all know that hope is fading.' Private Odin asteroid probe is tumbling in space
"I think we all know the hope is fading as we continue the mission," AstroForge founder Matt Gialich said in a video update ...
Asteroid exploration probably failed - Odin probe staggers through space
It was supposed to be the start of asteroid mining. But it looks like the mission has failed. AstroForge has lost contact ...
A tiny spacecraft is poised to launch on an unprecedented deep-space mission. The CEO behind it is ‘terrified’
His venture may seem far out, but asteroid mining CEO Matt Gialich has no illusions. The engineer cofounded the bold ...
Asteroid probe thought to be tumbling in space; CEO vows to try again
The outlook for a private spacecraft to conduct a fly-by mission of an asteroid known as 2022 OB5 looks bleak after a series of communication issues. The spacecraft Odin launched aboard a SpaceX ...
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'I think we all know that hope is fading.' Private Odin asteroid probe is tumbling in space
The last contact was 20 hours after launch. "I think we all know the hope is fading as we continue the mission," AstroForge founder Matt Gialich said in a video update on X early Saturday (March 1).
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A tiny spacecraft is poised to launch on an unprecedented deep-space mission. The CEO behind it is ‘terrified’
His venture may seem far out, but asteroid mining CEO Matt Gialich has no illusions. The engineer cofounded the bold California startup AstroForge in 2022 with the aim of hunting for precious ...