Planetary Resources, a company founded by several space entrepreneurs and backed by such high-profile names as James Cameron, Larry Page, and Eric Schmidt, plans to begin prospecting for natural resources like water or precious metals in near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) by 2022. Co-founder Peter Diamandis claims that "everything we hold of value on Earth — metals, minerals, energy, real estate, water — is in near-infinite quantities in space."
- Nov 22, 2013, 12:27 AM UTC
NASA teams up with Planetary Resources to launch asteroid-finding contest next year
- May 29, 2013, 5:07 PM UTC
Aspirational asteroid miners promise 'space selfies' in $1 million Kickstarter campaign
- Jan 22, 2013, 8:20 AM UTC
Asteroid mining company unveils lightweight telescope for deep space missions
Backed by James Cameron, Larry Page, and Eric Schmidt, Planetary Resources gives a glimpse of what's to come
By Amar Toor
- Apr 24, 2012, 6:19 PM UTC
Asteroid mining company Planetary Resources to launch first 'Arkyd' spaceship within 24 months
Planetary Resources has announced its plans to launch a personal space telescope and other prospecting craft that will target near-Earth asteroids for resource mining.
- Apr 24, 2012, 2:26 PM UTC
Asteroid mining company Planetary Resources details plans for space resource hunt
Planetary Resources, a high-profile company that plans to mine asteroids for precious metals, has announced more details about its technology and methods.
- Apr 24, 2012, 12:56 PM UTC
Larry Page, Eric Schmidt, and James Cameron will begin space mining operations by 2022, details later today
A number of details about Planetary Resources' plans have been revealed prior to a public webcast at 10:30AM PDT.
By Jamie Keene
- Apr 18, 2012, 5:37 PM UTC
Mystery company backed by James Cameron and Google executives may be an asteroid mining project
James Cameron, Google's co-founders, and others are backing a new company that will combine space exploration and natural resource gathering, possibly by mining asteroids for minerals.
