Tag: Chris Lewicki
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Everything must boldly go! Defunct asteroid mining company’s hardware put up for auction
Rich Reynolds, an employee of James G. Murphy Auctioneers, keeps an eye on the thermal vacuum chamber in the machine shop at Planetary Resources’ former HQ in Redmond, Wash. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) REDMOND, Wash. — Wanna buy a used thermal vacuum chamber? If you have a sudden yen to replicate outer-space conditions, it…
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One year after Planetary Resources faded into history, space mining retains its appeal
An artist’s conception shows Planetary Resources’ Arkyd 300 spacecraft prospecting amid a cluster of asteroids. (Planetary Resources Illustration) It’s been a year since the Redmond, Wash.-based asteroid mining venture known as Planetary Resources was acquired by ConsenSys and pivoted to blockchain projects in space — but the idea of mining space resources still resonates among…
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Why in the universe is a blockchain company buying the assets of a formerly high-flying asteroid miner?
Planetary Resources President and CEO Chris Lewicki talks about the company’s satellite ambitions at the 2014 GeekWire Summit. (GeekWire Photo) After months of financial uncertainty, the Planetary Resources asteroid-mining venture says its assets have been purchased by the Brooklyn-based ConsenSys blockchain venture. In a news release, Planetary Resources said its CEO and president, Chris Lewicki,…
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2020 or bust: Planetary Resources is getting more bullish about asteroid mining
Chris Lewicki, CEO of Planetary Resources (GeekWire photo) Planetary Resources CEO Chris Lewicki wants to let Mars-bound rockets carry five times more cargo than what’s possible today — but he doesn’t plan on simply making bigger rockets. The asteroid-mining company believes that rockets can free up some extra space by refueling in space, rather than…
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Asteroid-mining milestone: Planetary Resources deploys first spacecraft into orbit
The Arkyd 3 Reflight Spacecraft deploying from the International Space Station’s Kibo airlock for a 90-day test mission. (Credit: Planetary Resources.) Asteroid mining company Planetary Resources has deployed its first spacecraft into orbit from the International Space Station — beginning a 90-day test mission for several of the key technologies required to hunt for near-Earth asteroids. The deployment of…
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Planetary Resources plans to boost space exploration with interstellar ‘gas stations’
Chris Lewicki People heading off on an interstellar journey may soon have one of the prerequesites for a road trip: gas stations. Planetary Resources Chairman Chris Lewicki told the Future in Revew conference this week that his company wants to take asteroids and turn them into interstellar pit stops, where spaceships could stop and refuel.…
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NASA and Planetary Resources offer cash bounty for asteroid detection software
Want to figure out how to save the Earth and make some cash at the same time? Thanks to a new partnership, that’s a possibility. NASA is teaming up with Bellevue-based Planetary Resources to offer $35,000 in prizes in a series of contests over the next six months to people who create software that can…
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Asteroid-mining company reveals new telescope, says ‘water is the gateway drug of space’
Planetary engineer Spencer Anunsen holding part of an A3 prototype. A lot has happened since Bellevue-based Planetary Resources announced its plans to mine near-earth asteroids just one year ago. To celebrate its one-year anniversary, the company just held a half-hour live stream today to discuss the past 365 days and talk about plans for the future.…
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Planetary Resources founder: ‘Humans will migrate off Earth in the next 30 years’
Peter Diamandis, Chris Lewicki and Eric Anderson of Planetary Resources. Can you imagine packing your belongings and hopping on a spaceship to go live on another planet for the rest of your life? Eric Anderson, co-founder of Bellevue-based asteroid mining company Planetary Resources, certainly can. Anderson gave a great talk at this week’s Hacker News…
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Newsmakers 2012: Asteroid miner Chris Lewicki points Planetary Resources to a new industry in space
Chris Lewicki with a prototype of Planetary Resources’ Arkyd-100 spacecraft. They plan to send robots into space to mine asteroids — opening up a new frontier for natural resources and creating a trillion-dollar industry in the process. Planetary Resources’ mission would sound crazy if it wasn’t for the people behind it — led by “chief…