Asteroid Mining Corporation Ltd
Jitao Zheng is a highly skilled aerospace engineer with extensive experience in robotics and space exploration. Currently serving as a Graduate Research Assistant at the Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt e.V., Jitao is involved in robust testing of autonomous navigation systems for the Martian Moons Exploration (MMX) Rover. Previous roles include a Research Intern at the Space Robotics Laboratory, where Jitao developed a novel graspable target detection system for multi-legged robots and presented findings at ISpaRo2024. Jitao has also worked on process automation in additive manufacturing, conducted experiments for lunar applications at the Technical University of Munich, and gained valuable industry experience with Daimler AG and Bosch in manufacturing and R&D roles. Academic qualifications include a Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Technical University of Munich and a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, complemented by international study at Tohoku University.
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Asteroid Mining Corporation Ltd
AMC, founded in 2016, is the UK's first space mining enterprise, an aerospace company on a mission to exploit the potential of an off-Earth commercial market. Currently focussed on the prospecting and exploration stages, it ultimately aims to extract, process and utilise the materials embedded within some of the millions of Near Earth and MainBelt Asteroids.We are first and foremost a business. We aim to extract resources from asteroids to boost the Earth's economy and kick start the Space Based Economy as the vast values of some asteroids can be valued in trillions, with the largest asteroids being worth quintillions, while even small asteroids can be hugely valuable. This money will be spent in building ever growing amounts of space infrastructure so that we can eventually allow all humans who desire it to live and work in Space.Our team is currently working in partnership with the Space Robotics Lab at Tohoku University, Japan, developing SCAR-E. These low-cost, ruggedised, walking and climbing robots will be capable of undertaking asteroid, planetary and lunar exploration, alongside mining operations. Designed to withstand exposure to radiation, high accelerations experienced during space launch, and extreme temperatures, SCAR-E will be capable of in-orbit asset maintenance such as spacewalking and extravehicular activity. These unique features will also enable them to function in hostile environments here on Earth, primarily in the fields of nuclear decommissioning, critical infrastructure inspection, mine clearance, and search & rescue operations.