TransAstra (Trans Astronautics Corporation)

New kind of aerospace company dedicate to building the “transcontinental railroad of space”.

Created: 2019-01-22

Updated: 2021-01-08

Company - TransAstra (Trans Astronautics Corporation)

Founded
Country: 2015; USA

Website: TransAstra

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Classification: In-Space Transportation

Category: Resources - Asteroid Mining
Propellant Refuel Station

Fields: Refueling Station

Status: 3) Development

First launch: ?

NASA Selected NIAC Phase III for Mini Bee Prototype to Demonstrate the Apis Mission Architecture and Optical Mining. Technology This flight demonstration mission concept proposes a method of asteroid resource harvesting called optical mining. Optical mining is an approach for excavating an asteroid and extracting water and other volatiles into an inflatable bag. Called Mini Bee, the mission concept aims to prove optical mining, in conjunction with other innovative spacecraft systems, can be used to obtain propellant in space. The proposed architecture includes resource prospecting, extraction and delivery.

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[1] http://www.transastracorp.com/

[2] https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-invests-in-tech-concepts-aimed-at-exploring-lunar-craters-mining-asteroids

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