Asteroid mining startup AstroForge to launch first missions this year

WASHINGTON -- A startup with plans to mine asteroids for metals says it will launch its first two missions this year, including one that will fly by a near Earth asteroid. AstroForge announced Jan. 24 that it will launch a cubesat into low Earth orbit in April to test its refinery technologies. That will be […] The post Asteroid mining startup AstroForge to launch first missions this year appeared first on SpaceNews.