Event Brief
Private Space Firm Plans to Capture Asteroid
Filed: Mar 18, 2026 at 6:26 PM ET
Summary: TransAstra aims to bag a near-Earth asteroid for research and resource harvesting.
WHO: TransAstra
WHAT: Plan to capture and relocate an asteroid
WHEN: Mar 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: To create a base for robotic research and resource harvesting in space
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