Grand plans for asteroid mining unveiled by Planetary Resources
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Mining robot preparing to envelop and extract water from an asteroid
A pair of Arkyd-300 series rendezvous probes approaching a candidate asteroid
The north polar region of near-Earth asteroid 433 Eros as imaged by the NEAR Shoemaker probe (Image: NASA)
PRI's vision of the upcoming expansion of Earth's economy to encompass the Solar System
An Arkyd-200 series interceptor passing a candidate asteroid for mining
An Arkyd-101 space telescope in low Earth orbit
A swarm of Arkyd-300 series rendezvous probes examining a candidate asteroid
The mirror and secondary mirror of the 9" aperture telescope of the Arkyd-101
Artists impression of an Arkyd-200 series interceptor passing a candidate asteroid for mining
Article Summary
“I’m Chris Lewicki, and I’m an asteroid miner!” These were the opening words spoken by the President and Chief Engineer of Planetary Resources Inc., as the asteroid mining company emerged from three years of silent running to outline its plans to mine Near-Earth Asteroids (NEAs) within the decade.
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