(Space) - Planetary Resources (asteroid mining) - '..Arkyd Series 100 spacecraft.'

<blockquote>'We have a long view. We're not expecting this company to be an overnight financial home run. This is going to take time.'

- Anderson (Source, April 24, 2012)</blockquote>


'..launch a series of mass-produced 9" space telescopes, dubbed Arkyd Series 100 spacecraft.'

<blockquote>'Some time in the next 18 to 24 months, Planetary Resources, Inc. will launch a series of mass-produced 9" space telescopes, dubbed Arkyd Series 100 spacecraft. They're specifically designed to identify which of the roughly 8,900 near-Earth asteroids are both smaller than 50 meters and suitable targets for retrieval back to Earth orbit..'

- Dave Klingler, Planetary Resources set to begin hunt for asteroids to mine in 18-24 months, April 24, 2012</blockquote>


Context (Classic) 'This kind of modernization brings us closer of becoming a spacefaring civilization.'

<blockquote>Story - Raven I

Ambiance V (Fictional Story) - Power of Mind VIII (’..the plan..’) twenty-two

Phase 1 has begun (BM)</blockquote>