More than 900 new asteroids that pass near Earth are discovered every year. They can be like the Iron Range of Minnesota was for the Detroit car industry – a key resource located near where it was needed. In this case metals and fuel from asteroids can expand the in-space industries of this century. That is our strategy. – David Gump CEO of Deep Space Industries Deep Space Industries made news in January by announcing plans to begin space prospecting setting in motion its goal of mining asteroids for resources. As soon as 2015 the McLean Virginia-based company founded last ...