{"id":19707,"date":"2013-04-16T21:57:09","date_gmt":"2013-04-16T13:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/planetary-resources-pulls-in-cash-from-nations-largest-engineering-firm-to-help-mine-asteroids\/"},"modified":"2013-04-16T21:57:09","modified_gmt":"2013-04-16T13:57:09","slug":"planetary-resources-pulls-in-cash-from-nations-largest-engineering-firm-to-help-mine-asteroids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/planetary-resources-pulls-in-cash-from-nations-largest-engineering-firm-to-help-mine-asteroids\/","title":{"rendered":"Planetary Resources pulls in cash from nation\u2019s largest engineering firm to help mine asteroids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-94676\" alt=\"bechtel-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bechtel-logo-300x245.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bechtel-logo-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bechtel-logo-200x163.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bechtel-logo-122x100.jpg 122w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bechtel-logo.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\">Planetary Resources, the asteroid-mining company backed by some of the biggest names in technology and aerospace, just announced a big investment and new partnership with one of the world\u2019s leading engineering companies.<\/p>\n<p>Bechtel Corporation, the largest construction and engineering company in the U.S. with 53,000 employees across 50 countries, has joined Planetary\u2019s core group of investors and will collaborate with the Bellevue-based company to mine near-Earth, resource-rich asteroids.<\/p>\n<p>The company did not release details on investments, but co-founder Peter Diamandis tweeted this, noting Bechtel as a \u201cmajor investor\u201d:<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=Taylor_Soper&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=324187590284693506&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2013%2Fplanetary-resources-bechtel%2F&amp;sessionId=adc0955e5a9730ea7015202f59311558c6b59aca&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"324187590284693506\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782803869454546657=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Proud to announce that Bechtel Corp has joined Planetary Resources as a major Investor &amp; engineering partner. http:\/\/t.co\/pkz65Mrz8I<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Peter H. Diamandis, MD (@PeterDiamandis) April 16, 2013<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Bechtel was founded in 1898 and has worked on several immense projects, including the construction of the Hoover Dam. The company has posted&nbsp;record revenues for the past five years, and&nbsp;<em>Engineering News-Record (ENR)&nbsp;<\/em>has named Bechtel the top U.S. construction contractor for&nbsp;14&nbsp;straight years.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37358\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37358\" style=\"width: 317px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-37358    \" alt=\"Chris Lewicki, president and chief engineer.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lewicki.jpg\" width=\"317\" height=\"178\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-37358\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Lewicki, chief engineer at Planetary Resources<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cPlanetary Resources\u2019 mission is ambitious, but they\u2019ve assembled a world-class team to succeed,\u201d&nbsp;Riley Bechtel, Bechtel Chairman and CEO, said in a press release. \u201cOur companies share a common vision to continually innovate and push boundaries, all aimed at contributing to a better quality of life.&nbsp; We look forward to joining the Planetary Resources\u2019 team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There are already&nbsp;several big-names&nbsp;backing Planetary, from movie maker James Cameron to Google co-founder Larry Page to businessman Ross Perot Jr.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese people believe that space access is critically dependent upon the resources in the asteroids, as do we,\u201d co-founder Eric Anderson said earlier this month at a Hacker News Meetup.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 19px;\">Planetary will be providing a tech update on April 24 during a&nbsp;<\/span>Google Hang Out<span style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 19px;\">&nbsp;to celebrate the company\u2019s one year anniversary of its initial public announcement. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 19px;\">They\u2019ll<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 19px;\">&nbsp;review the past year at Planetary, go over the current development of the Arkyd series of spacecraft, and provide an outlook to the future of asteroid prospecting, exploration and mining. The company will also take questions from the internet audience.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Previously on GeekWire:&nbsp;Planetary Resources founder: \u2018Humans will migrate off the Earth in the next 30 years<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Planetary Resources, the asteroid-mining company backed by some of the biggest names in technology and aerospace, just announced a big investment and new partnership with one of the world\u2019s leading engineering companies. 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