TransAstra plans to capture small near-Earth asteroids using a bag-and-retrieve approach, with up to 250 potential targets. An unnamed customer is funding a feasibility study, with the first mission potentially reaching an asteroid by 2028-2029.
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A private space company has a radical new plan to bag an asteroid
TransAstra plans to deploy a bag-and-retrieve system to capture small near-Earth asteroids, with 250+ potential targets and a possible first mission by 2028-2029.
Thursday, March 19, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: Ars TechnicaBY sys://pipeline
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