California startup AstroForge’s private asteroid mission probe Odin has lost contact with Earth shortly after its launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Despite the setback, AstroForge remains optimistic about the project as a valuable learning experience for its future plans to mine asteroids and extract resources. The company’s CEO, Matt Gialich, emphasized the importance of taking risks and trying new things.
Source: https://www.engadget.com/science/space/the-first-private-asteroid-mission-probe-is-probably-lost-in-deep-space-224803775.html