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Planetary Resources

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Planetary Resources, Inc., formerly known as Arkyd Astronautics, was an American company formed on January 1, 2009, and reorganized and renamed in 2012, whose stated goal was to expand Earth natural resource base by developing and deploying technologies for asteroid mining.

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Agency Type
Historical American asteroid-mining and space technology company, acquired by ConsenSys in 2018 1
Founded Year
2009 1
Headquarters
Redmond, Washington, United States 1
Head
Chris Lewicki, president and chief engineer (co-chairman Peter Diamandis) 1
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1. Wikipedia: Planetary Resources
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  • Lead paragraph, sentence 1, on company type and founding
    Planetary Resources, Inc., formerly known as Arkyd Astronautics, was an American company that was formed on 1 January 2009, and reorganized and renamed in 2012.
  • History section, paragraph 1, on founding date
    Planetary Resources, Inc was founded as Arkyd Astronautics on 1 January 2009, with Peter Diamandis as co-chairman and director, and Chris Lewicki as president and chief engineer.
  • History section, paragraph 1, on founding leadership
    Planetary Resources, Inc was founded as Arkyd Astronautics on 1 January 2009, with Peter Diamandis as co-chairman and director, and Chris Lewicki as president and chief engineer.
  • History section, final paragraph on the 2018 ConsenSys acquisition
    ConsenSys were to operate its space initiatives out of Planetary Resources' former facility in Redmond, WA.
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