AstroForge is an aerospace company based in Huntington Beach, California. The company is working on developing asteroid mining technologies, aiming to become the first commercial entity to do so. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] As of 2024 [update] , no commercial asteroid mining efforts have been successful, although several government-led missions have ...

AstroForge is a company on a mission to expand humanity’s capabilities and utilize untapped space resources. Pulse 2.0 interviewed AstroForge co-founders Matt Gialich and Jose Acain to learn more about the company.

AstroForge est une entreprise du secteur spatial basée à Huntington Beach, en Californie, fondée par Matthew Gialich et Jose Acain le 10 janvier 2022. L'entreprise prévoit l' exploitation minière des astéroïdes, visant à devenir la première entité commerciale à le faire 1, 2.

Jose Acain, CTO and Co-Founder of AstroForge, brings nearly a decade of aerospace experience at SpaceX and NASA. Jose was the Deputy Chief Engineer for the first SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle and Lead Avionics Integration Engineer and Mission Operator for the first four Dragon spacecraft vehicles that launched into space.

Jan 25, 2023 · Matt Gialich, Founder/CEO. Matt is an experienced engineering leader with over a decade of leading high-performing engineering teams. At Virgin Orbit, he was responsible for building and hiring all aspects of Avionics and led the …

3 days ago · The company’s Odin spacecraft was launched successfully on Feb. 26, but it soon encountered huge communication difficulties, possibly tumbling through deep space.“I think we all know the hope is fading as we continue the mission,” AstroForge co-founder and CEO Matt Gialich said on March 1.

Dec 19, 2024 · AstroForge was founded in 2020 by a team of visionary entrepreneurs with a passion for space exploration and resource utilization. The idea behind the company was to tap into the vast potential of asteroid mining, a concept that had long been considered the next frontier in space exploration.

We mine asteroids. Our second mission, Odin, is set to launch this year aboard Intuitive Machines' IM-2 lunar mission. Odin’s role is to gather critical imagery of the target asteroid, preparing the way for our next mission, Vestri, which will …

Feb 26, 2025 · Asteroid mining may seem like a concept from science fiction, but AstroForge, a California-based startup, is determined to make it a reality. Founded in 2022 by engineer and CEO Matt Gialich, the company is on a mission to hunt for precious metals in space.