Deep Space Industries
Created: 2021-12-26
Updated: 2024-02-24
Company - Deep Space Industries
Product/Service - Xplorer, Prospector-1
- Classification
- Space Resources
- Category
- Resources - Asteroid Mining
Space Tug
ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)
- Fields
- Prospecting
- Status
- Dormant
- First launch
- Dormant
Status Comment / Notes
Bought by Bradford Space in late 2018 or early 2019, but keeping the separate entry for archival purposes and because Bradford Space has not pursued space mining as of early 2023.
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News, Research, Projects and Patents
| Title | Type | Date | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| How the asteroid-mining bubble burst | Article | 2019-06-26 |
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