New kind of aerospace company dedicate to building the “transcontinental railroad of space”.
Created: 2019-01-22
Updated: 2021-08-19
Service
- Classification
- In-Space Transportation
- Category
- Resources - Asteroid Mining
Propellant Refuel Station
Space Tug
- Fields
- Refueling Station
Mining
- 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.
TransAstronautica, a startup founded by Joel Sercel, the former Momentus chief technology officer, is raising money for a competing space logistics venture. TransAstra’s business plan starts with transportation for satellites in orbit and extends to refueling rockets with resources harvested from asteroids.
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