{"id":19741,"date":"2012-04-24T20:43:09","date_gmt":"2012-04-24T12:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/meet-arkyd-the-asteroid-hunting-robot-spaceship\/"},"modified":"2012-04-24T20:43:09","modified_gmt":"2012-04-24T12:43:09","slug":"meet-arkyd-the-asteroid-hunting-robot-spaceship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/meet-arkyd-the-asteroid-hunting-robot-spaceship\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Arkyd, the asteroid-hunting robot spaceship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R2f3BtcX47U\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After the big Planetary Resources asteroid-mining news conference today, the executives behind the venture talked more casually with reporters next to the stage.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-37484\" title=\"arkyd102\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/arkyd102-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/arkyd102-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/arkyd102-620x348.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/arkyd102.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">Next to them was a full-scale version of their Arkyd robotic spacecraft. Chris Lewicki, the NASA Mars Rover veteran who is the company\u2019s president and \u201cchief asteroid miner,\u201d gave a guided tour.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the video above, which also includes some fun moments with Peter&nbsp;Diamandis (X Prize Foundation) and Eric Anderson (Space Adventures), also principals in the company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat could you possibly work on in the space arena and have more fun than this?\u201d Diamandis said.<\/p>\n<p>Asked to respond to people who think they\u2019re nuts, Lewicki agreed. \u201cWe are nuts, we are crazy. We are doing audacious things.\u201d&nbsp;In other words, world-changing stuff is often considered crazy, or impossible, until someone makes it happen.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37482\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37482\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37482\" title=\"arkyd\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/arkyd3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/arkyd3.jpg 5100w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/arkyd3-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/arkyd3-620x295.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-37482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rendering of the Arkyd 100 via Planetary Resources<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This first Arkyd spacecraft will work as a telescope, orbiting Earth and scouting for asteroids. Future installments in the Arkyd line will leave orbit to examine asteroids up close and ultimately mine them for natural resources.<\/p>\n<p>As a side note, as you\u2019ll hear in the video, Lewicki said the name Arkyd has roots in science fiction, but he teased the reporters and wouldn\u2019t say where it came from, telling them that real sci-fan fans would know.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re struggling to figure it out, unless it\u2019s a reference to Arakyd Industries from Star Wars, which appears to have the alternative spelling of Arkyd. (Thanks to Dennis Morgan for the help.) Here\u2019s a reference from Wookiepeedia: \u201cOriginally a supplier of exploration droids, (Arakyd) saw a major boost in business with the rise of the Galactic Empire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Is it possible they named their spacecraft after a supplier to the Empire?<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the case, as Diamandis said, they\u2019re clearly having fun. Here\u2019s a picture of Diamandis, Lewicki and Anderson hamming it up after the news conference.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-37486\" title=\"trio\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/trio.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/trio.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/trio-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/trio-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/trio-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After the big Planetary Resources asteroid-mining news conference today, the executives behind the venture talked more casually with reporters next to the stage. Next to them was a full-scale version of their Arkyd robotic spacecraft. Chris Lewicki, the NASA Mars Rover veteran who is the company\u2019s president and \u201cchief asteroid miner,\u201d gave a guided tour. 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