Other companies, like Los Angeles-headquartered TransAstra and China-based Origin ... Its all-or-nothing, lower-cost approach may help push asteroid mining closer to reality.

"Odin's role is to gather critical imagery of the target asteroid, preparing the way for our next mission, Vestri, which will ...

Companies like AstroForge and TransAstra are already investigating asteroid mining, seeing the potential for extracting rare elements such as platinum and palladium, which are vital for industries ...