Asteroid Mining Corporation Ltd
Mickael Laine, Ph.D. has held several roles in the field of robotics and space exploration. Mickael started as a part-time employee in rover engineering at ispace, inc. in 2016 and later became an Assistant Professor at the Space Robotics Laboratory in 2020. In the same year, they took on the role of Head of Surface Exploration & VP for Japan at Asteroid Mining Corporation Ltd. Prior to these positions, Mickael gained valuable experience through research internships and intern roles at Tohoku University.
Mickael Laine, Ph.D. earned a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Sorbonne Université in 2013, followed by a Master's degree in Mechatronic Engineering, Robotics, and Automation in 2015. Mickael completed their Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Aerospace Engineering with a focus on Space Exploration Robotics at Tohoku University in 2020.
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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.