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Judi Lynn (119,875 posts)
Space mining startup set for launch in US [View all]
Source: Agence France-Presse
Space mining startup set for launch in US AFP April 21, 2012, 1:51 pm SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - A startup evidently devoted to mining asteroids for metals is to make its public debut on Tuesday in the US northwest city of Seattle, seeking to redefine the term "natural resources." X Prize founder Peter Diamandis and a former NASA astronaut are slated to unveil Planetary Resources, which boasts an impressive list of backers including Google co-founder Larry Page and famed film maker James Cameron. "The company will overlay two critical sectors -- space exploration and natural resources -- to add trillions of dollars to the global GDP," Planetary Resources said in a brief release announcing the Tuesday press event in the Pacific Northwest city. "This innovative start-up will create a new industry and a new definition of 'natural resources.'" Read more: http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/world/13488826/space-mining-startup-set-for-launch-in-us/
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