EARTH'S 1ST ASTEROID MINING PROSPECTOR HEADS TO THE LAUNCHPAD

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AstroForge is planning to heave a microwave oven-sized spacecraft toward an asteroid later this week as part of the company's plans to create a future where precious metals are mined around the solar system. Its Odin spacecraft will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as soon as Wednesday. Odin's target is an object called 2022 OB5, which is about the size of a football field and is likely to contain a high amount of metal. Odin will arrive in late 2025 after a journey of about 300 days.