Water from asteroids would refuel geostationary satellites, either directly or after being broken into hydrogen and oxygen, Karman+ says.
Credit: Karman+
Startup Karman+ has raised a $20 million seed round to fund development and launch of a spacecraft in 2027 to demonstrate rendezvous with an asteroid and extract material. The Denver-based company aims to mine asteroids for water to be used directly as fuel, or broken down into hydrogen and oxygen...
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