AstroForge had big dreams of striking it rich in space, but it turns out, deep space mining is trickier than a get-rich-quick scheme. Just hours after launch, their spacecraft Odin decided it had better things to do and ghosted mission control. Now, scientists are left refreshing their signals like someone desperately waiting for a text back. If they can’t reestablish contact, Odin will go down as the most expensive game of hide-and-seek ever played.
First-Ever Asteroid Mining Mission Loses Contact With Earth
