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AstroForge Plans First-Ever Private Space Mining Mission to Near-Earth Asteroid - Stack Today

California-based startup AstroForge is set to launch the first private mission to land on a celestial body beyond the Earth-moon system, marking a major milestone in space exploration and resource mining. Named "Vestri," the mission aims to dock on a near-Earth asteroid, where it will analyze the composition of valuable metals, including cobalt, nickel, and platinum-group metals, which are critical for renewable energy and battery technology. These metals are increasingly scarce on Earth, making space mining an attractive long-term solution for resource sustainability. %

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