Fleet of FireFlies to Probe Space for Mineral-Rich Asteroids

Deep Space Industries on Tuesday announced plans for a robotic fleet that will scour space for asteroids that can be mined. The company will send out a fleet of FireFly spacecraft in 2015 on journeys of two-to-six months. DSI will build the 55-lb. FireFlies using CubeSat technology. DSI will work with NASA and other partners to identify targets of opportunity, and the FireFlies will piggyback on larger communication satellites being launched.





by Richard Adhikari via TechNewsWorld