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Space mining company AstroForge identifies asteroid target for Odin launch next month

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California -based AstroForge has identified asteroid 2022 OB5 as the destination for its Mission 2 spacecraft, named Odin , which is set to launch next month .

Odin will be flying as a secondary payload aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which will send Intuitive Machines' IM-2 lander toward the moon.

Odin 's role is to gather critical imagery of the target asteroid, preparing the way for its next mission, Vestri .

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