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Space startup schedules launch to test asteroid mining and ore refining in orbit [TechSpot]
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AstroForge’s first mission is slated for April. It will hitch a ride on SpaceX’s Transporter-7 rideshare rocket. The trip will show investors the company can extract and refine ore in space. The team will use a 6U CubeSat loaded with “astroid-like” material to test its techniques in zero gravity. It…
