Five years ago, if you had said that Orbital Astronautics would currently be building a 100kg-class spacecraft aimed at deep space commercial activities, we would have chuckled at your loftiness. Yet, here we are, on the cusp of launching a mission that is set to lay the groundwork for commercial asteroid mining, pushing through the frontier together, extending humanity's reach and potential. Great milestone Dawn Aerospace and AstroForge. It is a real privilege working alongside you on this extraordinary endeavour.
One step closer to deep space 🚀 We’re pleased to announce a successful hot fire test of our second mission flight propulsion system. With the help of our partners Dawn Aerospace and Orbital Astronautics, the mission will fly to deep space to gain critical information about our target asteroid. Thank you, Alex Knapp for helping us share this milestone. Check out his Forbes article for more details on this milestone towards mining an asteroid. #space #asteroidmining https://lnkd.in/gDHMiczb