Second Company Joins Diamond Space Race
December 02, 21
(IDEX Online) - A British company is joining the race to send diamonds into space.
The Space Collective, which has previously launched clothing labels and name tags into the Earth's orbit, is now taking orders for gems that are destined to make a 75 million mile space journey.
Last month US-based Dianna Rae Jewelry said it would become the first jeweler to send diamonds into space, with a batch of gems to be included in a mission to the International Space Station early next summer - priced from $745 to $2m.
London-based The Space Collective will send gems into orbit aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule in September 2022.
Diamonds range from $2,500 for a 0.3-carat stone to $45,000 for a 2.0-carat. They will be available to buyers in June 2023 after spending six to eight months in space.
Screengrab from The Space Collective's website