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Planetary Resources a step closer to mining asteroids with spacecraft launch

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 12, 2018 | 9:29 am Base Metals Intelligence Precious Metals Europe Gold Iron Ore Lead Nickel Palladium Platinum Silver Zinc 

US-based Planetary Resources is now a step closer to begin mining asteroids as it successfully launched Thursday night its Arkyd-6 spacecraft, the company’s second technology for celestial bodies-observing tests. The Redmond, Washington-based firm had been working on its Arkyd-6 imaging satellite for years...

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