All systems go for Planetary Resources' Arkyd 100 space telescope

Planetary Resources, Inc., the asteroid mining company based in Bellevue, Washington, completed its Kickstarter campaign on Sunday after a 33-day run that raised US$1,505,366 from 17,600 backers. The purpose of the campaign was to raise public interest in the company and asteroid mining in general by crowdfunding an Arkyd 100 space telescope that will be made available to the public... Continue Reading All systems go for Planetary Resources' Arkyd 100 space telescope

Section: Space

Tags: Asteroid Mining, Kickstarter, Planetary Resources, Space telescope, Spacecraft

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