Hope is all but lost for private Odin asteroid probe in deep space …
6 days ago · Odin was supposed to fly by a small near-Earth asteroid named 2022 OB5 to collect imagery and other data about the space rock. This was meant to pave the way for a future mission, dubbed Vestri ...
'I think we all know that hope is fading.' Private Odin asteroid …
Mar 1, 2025 · AstroForge's Odin asteroid probe, the box-shaped spaceraft at center right, is seen after launch beneath the private Intuitive Machines Athena moon lander on Feb. 25, 2025 before its troubles...
Asteroid Mining Startup Loses Its Spacecraft Somewhere Beyond …
6 days ago · Odin is around 270,000 miles (434,522 kilometers) away from Earth, on a silent journey that’s going nowhere fast. ... The probe was headed toward a small asteroid to scan it for valuable metals ...
AstroForge: This company is set to launch a scouting mission …
Feb 26, 2025 · Odin, named for the father of Thor in Norse mythology, will be one of the first spacecraft developed by a private sector company to travel to deep space, or beyond the moon.
Space mining company AstroForge identifies asteroid target for Odin …
Jan 31, 2025 · California-based AstroForge has identified asteroid 2022 OB5 as the destination for its Mission 2 spacecraft, named Odin, which is set to launch next month, SpaceNews reports.
Odin probe blasts off on SpaceX rocket to survey asteroid for …
Feb 26, 2025 · The asteroid mission is a high-risk venture that heralds a new dawn of commercial exploitation of our celestial neighbours. Odin is destined for asteroid 2022 OB5 that's believed to be rich in ...
Asteroid probe thought to be tumbling in space | Fox Weather
Mar 2, 2025 · The outlook for a private spacecraft to conduct a fly-by mission of an asteroid known as 2022 OB5 looks bleak after a series of communication issues. The spacecraft Odin launched aboard a SpaceX rocket on Wednesday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
AstroForge announces asteroid target for upcoming mission
AstroForge announced Jan. 29 that its Mission 2 spacecraft launching next month will travel to the asteroid 2022 OB5, a small near Earth asteroid that could be metallic. The spacecraft, called...
The first private asteroid mission probe is probably lost in
6 days ago · It was a swing and a miss for the first private attempt at an asteroid mission, but the company is still chalking it up as a win. California startup AstroForge launched a spacecraft dubbed Odin on ...
Lunar Trailblazer, Odin asteroid prospector fail to respond
Mar 5, 2025 · As for AstroForge's Odin asteroid-mining scout, unfortunately, like the Lunar Trailblazer, Odin has also fallen out of contact with controllers. ... Odin is a delightfully "out there" expedition aimed at kicking off asteroid mining. AstroForge intends to continue trying to communicate with Odin but can only do so when it has a large transmitter ...