The world’s first fleet of commercial asteroid-prospecting spacecraft will be announced at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, at the Santa Monica Museum of Flying by a new company, Deep Space Industries Inc.
Host Geoff Notkin of the Science Channel’s Meteorite Men series will introduce the Deep Space founders – who include leaders in the space field – and will preview an animated video showing the new spacecraft and the company’s other plans, including a breakthrough process for manufacturing in space.
Deep Space is pursuing an aggressive schedule and plans on prospecting, harvesting and processing asteroids for use in space and to benefit Earth.