# The First Ever Asteroid Mining Mission Vanished In Space: Here's What Happened

> This February, California-based asteroid mining startup AstroForge embarked on what it hoped would be one of the most important launches in history: the first commercial deep space mission.

- **Source:** [SlashGear](https://www.slashgear.com/1825309/first-ever-asteroid-mining-mission-astroforge-vanished-space-what-happened-explained/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=67f68b7e290dbfb1a6b6710f)
- **Published:** 2025-04-09
- **Category:** Science
- **Tags:** #spacex #asteroid #mission #space #mining #company #ever #happened
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