Planetary Resources Needs YOUR Help to Hunt for Alien Planets, Planetary Resources “Alien planets are out there and Planetary Resources needs your help to find them! That’s right, the same high-powered telescope technology being used by Planetary Resources to identify near-Earth asteroids can also be used to hunt for what scientists call extrasolar planets or “exoplanets” – which are very much alien worlds. For the first-time ever, this capability will […]

Brand and Product Marketing via Crowdfunding, SpaceRef Business “Crowdfunding is becoming a familiar word for those who need to fund a project or product. In the case of a startup, it can replace the role of the angel investor to get the initial funding. However the scope of what is being funded, and why, is evolving as startups use this collective effort for brand recognition and marketing a specific project […]

Planetary Resources Embarks on First Crowdfunded Space Telescope, Planetary Resources “Planetary Resources, Inc., the asteroid mining company, has launched a campaign for the world’s first crowdfunded space telescope to provide unprecedented public access to space and place the most advanced exploration technology into the hands of students, scientists and a new generation of citizen explorers.” Planetary Resources Falls Back on Kickstarter For Funding, earlier post (2012) “At the ISDC conference […]