Tim Imholt

Tim Imholt, a principal engineer at AstroForge’s mining team, reveals the cutting-edge world of asteroid mining. He discusses the reasons behind the soaring prices of platinum and silver due to demand and supply challenges. Tim explains how focused lasers, rather than traditional drills, are the key to zero-gravity mining. He also clarifies why we won't be toting asteroids back to Earth and outlines their future missions using a swarm of small spacecraft to optimize efficiency and safety.