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Astro Forge

United States

AstroForge is an aerospace company that builds modular, low-cost spacecraft for deep-space asteroid tracking, resource prospecting, and the extraction of platinum-group metals. The company develops autonomous, interplanetary spacecraft platforms designed to carry various payloads for missions beyond Earth orbit.

verified 17 July 2026

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Fact sheet

Recent developments

  • AstroForge recently completed a solar panel root hinge test, describing the successful outcome as 'boring' — meaning everything performed exactly as predicted, a positive sign for their spacecraft solar array deployment systems.

    Read more ↗linkedin.com16 Jul

  • A blog essay discusses the asteroid mining industry's evolution, noting that companies like AstroForge have moved away from 'wildly hopeful claims' toward more realistic outlooks, reflecting a broader industry maturation since the mid-2010s hype cycle.

    Read more ↗faithandsciencefiction.blogspot.com15 Jul

  • AstroForge's Odin Mission, targeting asteroid 2022 OB5 to assess its metallic content, encountered communication issues after launching aboard a Falcon 9 and the spacecraft was eventually declared lost.

    Read more ↗electronicproductonline.com14 Jul

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