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As you may know, I'm the co-founder and co-chairman of an asteroid company called Planetary Resources that is backed by a group of eight billionaires to implement the bold mission of extracting resources from near-Earth asteroids.
Peter Diamandis
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Peter Diamandis
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: May 20
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