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AstroForge Aims for Trillion-Dollar Asteroid Mining Revolution

7/13/2025

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AstroForge, a pioneering California company, is on a mission to turn asteroid mining into a trillion-dollar industry. Despite the setback of losing their Odin spacecraft in 2023, new research indicates that mining asteroids that struck the moon could yield greater profits. To address the risks of human-induced orbital changes, a global regulatory body is being proposed.

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AstroForge, a pioneering California company, is on a mission to turn asteroid mining into a trillion-dollar industry. Despite the setback of losing their Odin spacecraft in 2023, new research indicates that mining asteroids that struck the moon could yield greater profits. To address the risks of human-induced orbital changes, a global regulatory body is being proposed.