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**namaikaimvputka** · 08-25-2012, 09:05 PM

reading that puff i thought the Leo Space telescope was already up there. it isn't even built yet.

Leo is the space telescope that Planetary Resources will use as a stepping-stone to near-Earth asteroids. The low Earth orbit telescope, the Arkyd 100 series is Planetary Resources' scout vehicle.

Scheduled to be put into low-Earth orbit by the end of next year the craft will use optical spectroscopy to determine asteroid composition and assess whether it is a potential target for asteroid prospecting.

Critical to the success of their program, Planetary Resources says, is the development of tools including collaborative exploration, deep space optical communications, and efficient micro-propulsion.
April 24, 2012 6:56 PM PDT

http://news.cnet.com/2300-11386_3-10012086-2.html
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May even beat the JWST into orbit. :-)

08-25-2012, 09:05 PM	#12
namaikaimvputka Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 359 Senior Member	reading that puff i thought the Leo Space telescope was already up there. it isn't even built yet. Leo is the space telescope that Planetary Resources will use as a stepping-stone to near-Earth asteroids. The low Earth orbit telescope, the Arkyd 100 series is Planetary Resources' scout vehicle. Scheduled to be put into low-Earth orbit by the end of next year the craft will use optical spectroscopy to determine asteroid composition and assess whether it is a potential target for asteroid prospecting. Critical to the success of their program, Planetary Resources says, is the development of tools including collaborative exploration, deep space optical communications, and efficient micro-propulsion. April 24, 2012 6:56 PM PDT http://news.cnet.com/2300-11386_3-10012086-2.html :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: May even beat the JWST into orbit. :-)
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