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The world’s first fleet of commercial asteroid-prospecting spacecraft will be announced at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, at the Santa Monica Museum of Flying by a new company, Deep Space Industries Inc. Host Geoff Notkin of the Science Channel’s “Meteorite Men” series will introduce the Deep Space founders -- who include leaders in the space field -- and will preview an animated video showing the new spacecraft and the company’s other plans, including a breakthrough process for manufacturing in space. Deep Space is pursuing an aggressive schedule and plans on prospecting, harvesting, and processing asteroids for use in space and to benefit Earth.