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TransAstra Tests Inflatable Bag for Asteroid Capture

11/16/2025

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TransAstra, a Los Angeles startup, aims to capture asteroids with its inflatable Capture Bag, which was recently tested on the International Space Station.
The bag is designed in six sizes and can also trap space debris.
TransAstra successfully inflated the smallest size in a microgravity vacuum.
TransAstra plans to develop a bag capable of capturing a 10,000-ton asteroid and operates a dozen ground-based telescopes named Sutter to locate mining targets.

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TransAstra, a Los Angeles startup, aims to capture asteroids with its inflatable Capture Bag, which was recently tested on the International Space Station.
The bag is designed in six sizes and can also trap space debris.
TransAstra successfully inflated the smallest size in a microgravity vacuum.
TransAstra plans to develop a bag capable of capturing a 10,000-ton asteroid and operates a dozen ground-based telescopes named Sutter to locate mining targets.