Planetary Resources Email Format
MiningWashington, United States2-10 Employees
Planetary Resources, Inc. is a Redmond-based mining company focused on asteroid resource utilization. Founded in 2009 by Eric Anderson and Peter H. Diamandis, M.D., the firm aimed to enable low-cost robotic exploration and commercial development of asteroids. Its objective was to bring the solar system within humanity's economic sphere by making space resources accessible for development, with the expectation of a large, potentially trillion-dollar market and a near infinite supply of precious materials to support growth on and off Earth. The company maintains a small team and is positioned within the mining sector as a space resource development venture. In 2018 the company was acquired by ConsenSys, a blockchain technology company, and its assets and project work were subsequently integrated into the ConsenSys ecosystem. Reports from the period describe continuity of space-related initiatives under ConsenSys.