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Startup sets sights on mining asteroids by 2020

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The company from Silicon Valley, Deep Space Industries, recently announced that it plans on launching a precursor mission in 2017 and will commence its first mission by 2020. The company wants to mine asteroids for water, carbon and other elements, precious metals, and even in-space building materials. It will begin with extracting water.

Added on the 12/08/2016 13:09:25 - Copyright : Reuters - Next Media

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