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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | January 10, 2022 |
| Founder | Matt Gialich Jose Acain |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Website | www |
AstroForge is an aerospace company based in Huntington Beach, California, and was founded by Matthew Gialich and Jose Acain on January 10, 2022. The company is working on developing asteroid mining technologies, aiming to become the first commercial entity to do so.[1][2] As of 2024[update], no commercial asteroid mining efforts have been successful, although several government-led missions have successfully returned asteroid samples.[3]
- ^ Gialich, Matt (November 8, 2023). "AstroForge". AstroForge. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ O'Callaghan, Jonathan (27 December 2023). "The First Secret Asteroid Mission Won't Be the Last - AstroForge, a private company, wants to mine a space rock, but it doesn't want the competition to find out which one". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ Miller, Katrina (24 September 2023). "A NASA Spacecraft Comes Home With an Asteroid Gift for Earth". New York Times. Retrieved 10 November 2023.