Planetary Resources? Is that the name of a company from a sci-fi movie, you ask? NOPE IT’S A REAL LIFE GODDAMN ASTEROID MINING STARTUP FROM REDMOND THAT’S WHAT. Because the Earth is rapidly running out of stuff, Planetary Resources president Chris Lewicki decided to jump-start the inevitable and look into asteroid mining for water, fuel, and precious metals. James Cameron is one of the company’s major investors. This year, Planetary started 3-D-printing its “Arkyd 300” analytic asteroid data-collecting satellite. What did you do?

http://www.planetaryresources.com/

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