Asteroid miners set to launch private space telescope
OCT 27, 2014
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.028372
New Scientist : Today, if all goes to plan, a cookie-jar-sized space telescope called Arkyd 3 will hitch a ride to space on Orbital Sciences’ next commercial mission to resupply the International Space Station. Built by Planetary Resources, the telescope is a test bed for technology for identifying asteroids whose metal content could be profitably mined. Ultimately, Planetary Resources, which is backed by movie director James Cameron, X-Prize founder Peter Diamandis, and Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt, plans to launch 10 space telescopes.
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