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Grit Daily Startup Show

AstroForge: Mining the Future by Mining Asteroids

Jun 4, 2024
17:50

In this episode of the Startup Show, John Biggs interviews Matthew Gialich, founder and CEO of AstroForge, a pioneering company aiming to mine asteroids for precious metals. AstroForge targets platinum group metals essential for electronics and renewable energy, addressing Earth's limited supply. Gialich shares plans for their first mission using a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and the potential to disrupt the $16 trillion precious metals market. Learn about the challenges, risks, and innovative vision driving AstroForge's quest to revolutionize the mining industry through sustainable space exploration.

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