https://www.spacebandits.io/industries/space-resources Dated, sourced milestones from the space resources & mining companies Space Bandits tracks. en https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/astroforge astroforge/2026-06-05/Completes the DeepSpace-2 spacecraft, 200 kg with a 50 kg payload, to ride the Falcon 9 carrying Intuitive Machines' IM-3 lander before the end of 2026 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Completes the DeepSpace-2 spacecraft, 200 kg with a 50 kg payload, to ride the Falcon 9 carrying Intuitive Machines' IM-3 lander before the end of 2026. Source: https://payloadspace.com/astroforge-completes-its-deepspace-2-spacecraft/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/redworks redworks/2025-05-22/Partners with EXO5D to sell industrial 3D printers in the US Thu, 22 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT Partners with EXO5D to sell industrial 3D printers in the US. Source: https://www.redworkscti.com/learn/redworks-and-exo5d-join-forces-to-bring-industrial-scale-3d-printing-to-america https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/interlune interlune/2025-05/US Department of Energy agrees to buy three litres of lunar helium-3, the first purchase of a non-terrestrial resource Thu, 01 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT US Department of Energy agrees to buy three litres of lunar helium-3, the first purchase of a non-terrestrial resource. Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/us-department-of-energy-buys-helium-3-from-us-space-resources-company-interlune-in-historic-agreement-302447939.html https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/astroforge astroforge/2025-03/Contact with Odin is lost in deep space; the company publishes a full failure debrief Sat, 01 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT Contact with Odin is lost in deep space; the company publishes a full failure debrief. Source: https://www.astroforge.com/updates-collection/odint-mission-debrief https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/astroforge astroforge/2025-02/Odin launches on the IM-2 rideshare, the first private deep-space asteroid-mining scout Sat, 01 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT Odin launches on the IM-2 rideshare, the first private deep-space asteroid-mining scout. Source: https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/science/astroforge-asteroid-mining-spacex-launch https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/karman-plus karman-plus/2025-02/Raises a $20M seed co-led by Hummingbird and Plural for an asteroid mining demonstration Sat, 01 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT Raises a $20M seed co-led by Hummingbird and Plural for an asteroid mining demonstration. Source: https://payloadspace.com/karman-raises-20m-for-asteroid-mining-demo/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/origin-space origin-space/2024-12/The replacement telescope Yangwang-2 is destroyed in a Kinetica-1 launch failure Sun, 01 Dec 2024 12:00:00 GMT The replacement telescope Yangwang-2 is destroyed in a Kinetica-1 launch failure. Source: https://spacenews.com/china-suffers-commercial-rocket-failure-but-sets-record-for-annual-launches/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/interlune interlune/2024-03/Comes out of stealth with $18M to harvest lunar helium-3 Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:00:00 GMT Comes out of stealth with $18M to harvest lunar helium-3. Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/space-resources-startup-interlune-raises-18-million-in-seed-capital-302087587.html https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/astroforge astroforge/2023-04/Brokkr-1 demonstration cubesat reaches orbit, though its refinery payload cannot be switched on Sat, 01 Apr 2023 12:00:00 GMT Brokkr-1 demonstration cubesat reaches orbit, though its refinery payload cannot be switched on. Source: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/hope-is-all-but-lost-for-private-asteroid-probe-in-deep-space-the-chance-of-talking-with-odin-is-minimal https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/origin-space origin-space/2022-11/State media report NEO-01 completed an in-orbit net-capture experiment, claimed as a commercial first Tue, 01 Nov 2022 12:00:00 GMT State media report NEO-01 completed an in-orbit net-capture experiment, claimed as a commercial first. Source: https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202211/1279404.shtml https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/origin-space origin-space/2021-06/Yangwang-1, China's first commercial asteroid-hunting space telescope, reaches orbit Tue, 01 Jun 2021 12:00:00 GMT Yangwang-1, China's first commercial asteroid-hunting space telescope, reaches orbit. Source: https://www.space.com/china-launches-commercial-asteroid-hunting-satellite https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/maana-electric maana-electric/2021-05/Announces ESA and Luxembourg Space Agency support for TerraBox development on Earth and the Moon Sat, 01 May 2021 12:00:00 GMT Announces ESA and Luxembourg Space Agency support for TerraBox development on Earth and the Moon. Source: https://maanaelectric.com/news-2/18_05_2021/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/origin-space origin-space/2021-04/NEO-01, a 30 kg capture-technology test craft, launches on a commercial rideshare Thu, 01 Apr 2021 12:00:00 GMT NEO-01, a 30 kg capture-technology test craft, launches on a commercial rideshare. Source: https://spacenews.com/china-launches-space-mining-test-spacecraft-on-commercial-rideshare-mission/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/redworks redworks/2018-11-13/Supplies on-site 3D printed stone to Malibu's Sweetwater Park Tue, 13 Nov 2018 12:00:00 GMT Supplies on-site 3D printed stone to Malibu's Sweetwater Park. Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20191115235735/http://www.redworks3d.com/1/post/2018/11/sweetwater-park-making-construction-sustainable.html https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/redworks redworks/2017-08-27/Sinters play sand into building material in a bench test Sun, 27 Aug 2017 12:00:00 GMT Sinters play sand into building material in a bench test. Source: https://www.redworkscti.com/learn/nasa-habitat-challenge https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/gateway-galactic gateway-galactic/2017-06/Granted a US patent for a collapsible orbital fuel depot Thu, 01 Jun 2017 12:00:00 GMT Granted a US patent for a collapsible orbital fuel depot. Source: https://www.freepatentsonline.com/9676499.html https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/redworks redworks/2017/Pivots from Mars habitats to construction after joining an accelerator Sun, 01 Jan 2017 12:00:00 GMT Pivots from Mars habitats to construction after joining an accelerator. Source: https://www.redworkscti.com/learn/nasa-habitat-challenge https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/redworks redworks/2016-01-12/Begins Earth testing of its Made for Mars spinoff technologies Tue, 12 Jan 2016 12:00:00 GMT Begins Earth testing of its Made for Mars spinoff technologies. Source: https://3dprint.com/114856/redworks-earth-based-mfg/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/redworks redworks/2015-09/Reaches the final 30 in NASA's 3D Printed Habitat design contest Tue, 01 Sep 2015 12:00:00 GMT Reaches the final 30 in NASA's 3D Printed Habitat design contest. Source: https://3dprint.com/110580/redworks-mars-and-beyond/