AstroForge’s first mission is slated for April. It will hitch a ride on SpaceX’s Transporter-7 rideshare rocket. The trip will show investors the company can extract and refine ore in space. The team will use a 6U CubeSat loaded with “astroid-like” material to test its techniques in zero gravity. It…
Space startup schedules launch to test asteroid mining and ore refining in orbit
AstroForge’s first mission is slated for April. It will hitch a ride on SpaceX’s Transporter-7 rideshare rocket. The trip will show investors the company can extract and refine ore in space. The team will use a 6U CubeSat loaded with “astroid-like” material to test its techniques in zero gravity. It…