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Planetary Resources plans to mine near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) for materials ranging from water to precious metals. The company claims it is poised to initiate prospecting missions, targeting more than 1,500 NEAs. Planetary Resources has developed the Arkyd-100 series, the first in a family of deep-space prospecting spacecraft. It will be used in low-Earth orbit and will help prioritise NEA targets for the company's follow-on Arkyd-300 series NEA swarm expeditions.