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Moon Express hopes to mine our satellite for materials like platinum-group metals, rare earth metals, helium-3 and moon rocks.
'Most of the elements that are rare on Earth are believed to have originated from space, and are largely on the surface of the Moon,' the company says.
The company has contracted Rocket Lab, which was founded in New Zealand but is now headquartered in Los Angeles, to launch its robotic spacecraft.
Rocket Lab will use its Electron rocket system to launch three missions of Moon Express' MX-1 lunar lander spacecraft, starting in 2017.