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Tiny spacecraft is poised for an unprecedented deep-space mission

AstroForge's robotic spacecraft, Odin, will launch on February 26, 2025, to scout for platinum on asteroid 2022 OB5, which is expected to pass near Earth in 2026, according to Matt Gialich, the CEO of AstroForge.
Gialich stated that the mission will take about 300 days to reach the asteroid, which underscores the complexity of asteroid mining.
AstroForge's mission is part of broader efforts to explore asteroid mining, despite previous failures by similar companies, according to industry experts.
The mission is significant because no company has previously succeeded in asteroid mining, emphasizing the risks involved, as noted by Gialich.

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Tiny spacecraft is poised for an unprecedented deep-space mission

Odin, named for the father of Thor in Norse mythology, will be one of the first spacecraft developed by a private sector company to travel to deep space or beyond the moon.

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