AstroForge Gets FCC Approval for Asteroid Fly-by

AstroForge has become the first company to receive an FCC spectrum license for a commercial mission into deep space, it posted Monday on X. "We're excited to lead the charge in deep space exploration," the space mining company said. "With the FCC’s authorization, we are now full steam ahead," the company said. The FCC Office of Engineering and Technology experimental license was granted Oct. 18. AstroForge said its Odin craft will go on a two-year mission to conduct a fly-by of target asteroids and take high-resolution images to analyze the surface for docking sites in future missions. AstroForge craft will operate in the S band.