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Against all odds, an asteroid mining company appears to be making headway

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Space entrepreneurs Jose Acain and Matt Gialich have raised $40 million in Series A funding.

AstroForge has now raised a total of $55 million to date.

Their asteroid mining venture, AstroForge , will attempt to fly by a near- Earth , metallic-rich asteroid.

The company also announced plans for its third mission, Vestri , to dock with an asteroid.

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