Asteroid Mining
11 organizations working in asteroid mining across the global space industry
AstroForge
operationalAstroForge is developing asteroid mining technology to extract platinum group metals from near-Earth asteroids. The company launched its first test mi...
Leadership: Matt Gialich (CEO
Origin Space
operationalOrigin Space is a Chinese company developing asteroid mining technologies. The company has launched technology demonstration missions and is developin...
Asteroid Mining Corporation
developmentAsteroid Mining Corporation, founded in 2016 and based in London, United Kingdom, is a space-resource company focused on the development of technologi...
Dereum Labs
developmentDereum Labs is a Mexican space startup focused on lunar resource extraction and In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) technologies. The company has part...
Karman+
developmentKarman+ is developing technologies for space resource utilization and asteroid mining. The company focuses on extracting valuable materials from aster...
Offworld
developmentOffworld, founded in 2016 and based in Pasadena, California, is a robotics company focused on developing autonomous robotic systems for resource extra...
Planetoid Mines
developmentPlanetoid Mines develops patented ISRU technology for lunar and asteroid mining. The company created the Lunar Mining and Manufacturing Rover capable ...
Leadership: Kevin DuPriest (Founder)
Tauri
developmentTauri, founded in 2023 and based in San Francisco, is a space technology company focused on the emerging field of space mining. The company is develop...
TransAstra
developmentTransAstra develops technologies for asteroid mining and space resource utilization. The company's Omnivore engine uses material found in space as pro...
Deep Space Industries
acquiredAsteroid mining company and propulsion developer. Comet water thrusters. Acquired by Bradford Space 2019. Transitioned to propulsion technology focus....
Planetary Resources
defunctPioneer asteroid mining company. Arkyd prospecting spacecraft. High-profile backers including Google executives. Acquired by ConsenSys 2018, later wou...