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6:34pm, 31st July, 2019

Planetary Society hails ‘mission success’ after LightSail 2 solar sail raises its orbit

This image was taken during the LightSail 2 sail deployment sequence on July 23. Baja California and Mexico are visible in the background. This image has been de-distorted and color corrected. (Planetary Society Photo / CC BY-NC 3.0) It may be “missi...

ConsenSys blockchain studio acquires Planetary Resources asteroid venture

11:45am, 31st October, 2018

Space

ConsenSys blockchain studio acquires Planetary Resources asteroid venture

Planetary Resources President and CEO Chris Lewicki talks about the company’s satellite ambitions at the 2014 GeekWire Summit. (GeekWire Photo) After months of financial uncertainty, the Planetary Resources asteroid-mining venture says its assets hav...

Financially strapped Planetary Resources gets set to auction off equipment at HQ

7:30pm, 7th August, 2018

Space

Financially strapped Planetary Resources gets set to auction off equipment at HQ

Planetary Resources is selling off equipment from its headquarters in Redmond, Wash. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) In a fresh sign of the financial straits facing , the asteroid mining company will be auctioning off hundreds of items from its headq...

Amid departures, Planetary Resources is holding out hope for an asteroid mining comeback

8:51pm, 25th June, 2018

Space

Amid departures, Planetary Resources is holding out hope for an asteroid mining comeback

An artist’s conception shows the Arkyd-301 spacecraft, which was destined to start blazing a trail for asteroid prospecting in 2020. (Planetary Resources Illustration) It’s been months since had to scale back its asteroid aspirations because — and th...

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Planetary Society hails ‘mission success’ after LightSail 2 solar sail raises its orbit

ConsenSys blockchain studio acquires Planetary Resources asteroid venture

Financially strapped Planetary Resources gets set to auction off equipment at HQ

Amid departures, Planetary Resources is holding out hope for an asteroid mining comeback

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