Update to Small Bodies Assessment Group Meeting #17

Presented by: Chris Lewicki President and CEO Planetary Resources, Inc. @PlanetaryRsrcs Executive Summary ● Developing Asteroid Exploration program for launch readiness by end of 2020 ○ Targeting multiple C-type asteroids for exploration by multiple spacecraft ○ Seeking to identify economic, hydrated-mineral-rich, low-delta-V NEOs ○ Remote sensing and surface contact science currently baselined ● Preparing for delivery of 1st of 2 Arkyd-6 satellites next month ○ Launch scheduled for October ○ Fully vertically-integrated design featuring MWIR sensor ○ Using CubeSat form-factor as technology testbed for asteroid missions ● Over 70 team members in US and now Luxembourg ○ Currently interviewing positions including Chief Scientist, Director of Instrument Systems, and Planetary Scientists ○ Engaging broader scientific community through advisory boards and PRI- sponsored research

2 Broad interest in asteroid mining is accelerating

● April - Goldman Sachs report: ○ Asteroid Mining costs comparable to traditional mines ○ “Given the capex of mining operations on Earth, we think that financing a space mission is not outside the realm of possibility."

● April - USGS releases report: ○ “Feasibility Study for the Quantitative Assessment of Mineral Resources in Asteroids”

● May - Senate holds hearing: ○ “Reopening the American Frontier: Exploring how the Outer Space Treaty Will Impact American Commerce and Settlement in Space”

● June – House introduces H.R. 2809 ○ American Space Commerce Free Enterprise Act (ASCFEA) ○ Intended to create clear, transparent and responsive process for complying with international law related to activities in space

3 €25 Million Investment And Cooperation Agreement with Luxembourg

● 3 November 2016: PRI/Lux Signed Agreement for €25MM in grants and direct investment

● Establishing a European headquarters in Luxembourg to conduct key research and development and international business activities in support of commercial asteroid prospecting ● Now hiring asteroid miners in Europe!

“The Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg becoming a shareholder in Planetary Resources seals our partnership and lays the ground of the principles of our cooperation in the years to come, while demonstrating the Government’s strong commitment to support the national space sector by attracting innovative activities in space resource utilization and other related areas. The Grand Duchy has a renowned history in public-private partnerships. In 1985, Luxembourg became one of the founding shareholders of SES, a landmark for satellite telecommunications and now a world leader in this sector.” Asteroid Prospecting Objectives Planetary Resources’ prospecting phase will conclude when the following objectives have been met and an economically viable target has been confirmed:

1. Determine tonnage and grade of resource 2. Release water from hydrated material to demonstrate resource accessibility 3. Collect data to inform and constrain future “mine plan”

Every mission sent to a NEA resource target will be designed to address each of the above prospecting objectives based on the best information available at the time of its implementation.

5 Our Global Infrastructure is Expanding Into Space

EXAMPLE:

CONFIDENTIAL: DO NOT DISTRIBUTE 15 First Ever 3D Print From Asteroid Metals Other activities ● Completing Phase II SBIR support to NASA: ○ Compact Hyperspectral Aberration-Corrected Platform (CHAP) • Small satellite / CubeSat-Compatible Hyperspectral Imager ○ Integrated Propulsion and Primary Structure Module for Small Satellite and CubeSat Applications (IPPSM) • Titanium 3D Printing of Integral Structure and Propulsion system hardware for lower-mass, higher-delta-V small satellite platforms ● Telescopic asteroid spectral characterization for target selection with MANOS project (details on next slide)

17 Telescopic Spectral Characterization of Asteroids Objective: Increase understanding of how space weathering may confuse spectral types i.e., does a C turn into a B and can you see that in the data?

● Working with MANOS team (Mission Accessible Near- Earth Objects Survey) through Nick Moskovitz, Lowell Observatory ● Providing funding for “Planetary Resources Asteroid Research fellowship” to accelerate data reduction of archive spectral data

CONFIDENTIAL: DO NOT DISTRIBUTE 18 Planetary Resources Prospecting Sci. Advisory Board

Nancy Chabot, Planetary Scientist Dante Lauretta, Professor

● John Hopkins Applied Physics Lab ● University of Arizona ● Expertise: Meteorites, Planetary Imaging ● Expertise: Spacecraft Exploration of Asteroids

Naomi Murdoch, Research Scientist Marco Delbo, Research Scientist ● ISAE-SUPAERO ● Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS-Lagrange, ● Expertise: Asteroid Physical Properties Observatoire de la Côte d'Azu and Regolith Dynamics ● Expertise: Asteroid physical properties Andy Rivkin, Principal Professional Staff Francesca DeMeo, Research Scientist ● John Hopkins Applied Physics Lab ● Massachusetts Institute of Technology ● Expertise: Spectroscopy of Asteroid Hydrated ● Expertise: Asteroid spectroscopy and Minerals surface compositions

Dan Scheeres, Distinguished Professor

● University of Colorado Boulder ● Expertise: Asteroid Mechanics How can the SBAG community contribute? ● Be an advocate for a future where resources are an integral part of an economy in space ○ Refueling and re-use as a baseline in evolving architectures ○ Commercial providers are a COTS source of asteroid data

● Help characterize our potential targets with ground observations ○ Email me – [email protected] to get connected with our candidate target team

● Collaborative research in the US or Luxembourg supporting prospecting or resource extraction topics

CONFIDENTIAL: DO NOT DISTRIBUTE 20 @PlanetaryRsrcs We’re hiring!

Positions for: - Chief Scientist - Director of Instrument Systems, and - Planetary Scientists

Chris Lewicki http://www.planetaryresources.com/careers/ President and CEO Planetary Resources, Inc. @interplanetary