Planetary Resources

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Headquarters

United States

Type

Company

Founded

2009

Status

Absorbedas of 2018-10-31. The archived company announcement of 31 October 2018 reports an asset-purchase acquisition by ConsenSys, supporting absorbed status. GeekWire reported in May 2020 that ConsenSys Space had suspended operations and that hardware was scheduled for auction; primary confirmation of those later developments was not retrieved.

Roles

Prospecting

Targets

Near-Earth asteroid

Parent

ConsenSys

Also known as

Planetary Resources, Inc.; Arkyd Astronautics

Amounts are shown one at a time as each source states them. They are never added together.

1. 2018-10-31

   ConsenSys acquires Planetary Resources

   AcquisitionPlanetary ResourcesWith ConsenSys

   Planetary Resources announced that ConsenSys had acquired the company through an asset-purchase transaction.

   Company announcement. No counterparty or government record found.

   Sources (1)

   1. [1]ConsenSys Acquires Planetary Resources (archived)
      Planetary Resources (Internet Archive capture)Company statementPublished 2018-10-31Accessed 2026-09-25Supports: summary

      has acquired the pioneering space company Planetary Resources, Inc. through an asset-purchase transaction

      Quote matched the source text when accessed.
2. 2016-11-03

   Planetary Resources and Government of Luxembourg EUR 25 million agreement

   AgreementPlanetary ResourcesEUR 25,000,000 (company announcement)

   Planetary Resources announced a EUR 25 million agreement with the Government of Luxembourg and the state bank SNCI, comprising EUR 12 million of direct capital investment and EUR 13 million of grants, aimed at a first commercial asteroid-prospecting mission by 2020.

   Company announcement. No counterparty or government record found.

   Sources (1) and evidence gaps

   1. [1]Planetary Resources and the Government of Luxembourg Announce EUR 25 Million Investment and Cooperation Agreement (archived)
      Planetary Resources (Internet Archive capture)Company statementPublished 2016-11-03Accessed 2026-09-25Supports: amount, summary

      it has finalized a 25 million euro agreement that includes direct capital investment of 12 million euros and grants of 13 million euros

      Quote matched the source text when accessed.

   • Luxembourg government record of the investment and grants.
   • Counterparty (Government of Luxembourg / SNCI, predating the Luxembourg Space Agency) has no entity id.
3. 2016-05-26

   Planetary Resources $21.1 million Series A

   Funding roundPlanetary ResourcesUSD 21,100,000 (company announcement)

   Planetary Resources announced a $21.1 million Series A led by Bryan Johnson and the OS Fund, to be used to deploy an Earth-observation business (Ceres) rather than an asteroid mission.

   Company announcement. No counterparty or government record found.

   Sources (2)

   1. [1]Planetary Resources Raises $21.1 Million in Series A Funding (archived)
      Planetary Resources (Internet Archive capture)Company statementPublished 2016-05-26Accessed 2026-09-25Supports: amount, round label

      announced today that it has secured US$21.1 million in Series A funding

      Quote matched the source text when accessed.
   2. [2]Planetary Resources Raises $21.1 Million in Series A Funding (archived)
      Planetary Resources (Internet Archive capture)Company statementPublished 2016-05-26Accessed 2026-09-25Supports: summary

      The capital will be used to deploy and operate Ceres

      Quote matched the source text when accessed.

• planetaryresources.com no longer resolves (checked 2026-09-25); company pages are cited from Internet Archive captures.
• Deal value of the ConsenSys acquisition was not disclosed.
• Primary confirmation of the 2020 ConsenSys Space suspension and completion of the announced hardware auction was not retrieved; those developments remain explicitly attributed to press reporting.

1. [1]ConsenSys Acquires Planetary Resources (archived)
   Planetary Resources (Internet Archive capture)Company statementPublished 2018-10-31Accessed 2026-09-25Supports: status, parent id

   Blockchain venture production studio ConsenSys, Inc. has acquired the pioneering space company Planetary Resources, Inc. through an asset-purchase transaction.

   Quote matched the source text when accessed.
2. [2]Planetary Resources' First Spacecraft Successfully Deployed, Testing Asteroid Prospecting Technology on Orbit (archived)
   Planetary Resources (Internet Archive capture)Company statementPublished 2015-07-16Accessed 2026-09-25Supports: founded year

   Planetary Resources, Inc. was founded in 2009 by Eric Anderson and Dr. Peter H. Diamandis.

   Quote matched the source text when accessed.
3. [3]Timeline | Planetary Resources (archived)
   Planetary Resources (Internet Archive capture)Company statementAccessed 2026-09-25Supports: summary, role

   through its goal of identifying, extracting, and refining resources from near-Earth asteroids

   Quote matched the source text when accessed.
4. [4]After buying Planetary Resources, ConsenSys sets its space ideas free - but will sell off the hardware
   GeekWirePressPublished 2020-05-01Accessed 2026-09-25Supports: status, status as of

   which has led ConsenSys Space to suspend its operations

   Quote matched the source text when accessed.