AstroForge

AstroForge manufactures spacecraft and refinery systems designed to extract and process platinum group metals from M-type near-Earth asteroids. Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Seal Beach, California, the company utilizes a precision laser system to vaporize asteroid material into nanoparticles. This process allows for the separation of elemental compounds within a vacuum environment, enabling the transportation of refined materials such as platinum back to terrestrial supply chains. The company focuses on asteroids between 20 and 300 meters in diameter to provide sustainable alternatives to traditional mining, targeting resources commonly used in hydrogen fuel cells and automotive catalysts.

The company operates several specialized spacecraft platforms to support its commercial mining objectives. The Brokkr-1 CubeSat serves as a demonstration vehicle for refinery hardware, while the Odin vehicle performs deep-space reconnaissance for asteroid characterization and resource mapping. For surface analysis and extraction preparation, the company is developing the Vestri docking spacecraft. AstroForge is a privately funded entity and holds a commercial deep-space license from the Federal Communications Commission for operations beyond the Earth-Moon system. The company maintains strategic partnerships for orbital testing and deep-space transportation to support its goal of commercial resource acquisition from metallic asteroids.