ESA Contracts for Apophis Mission

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Europe makes moves to rendezvous with asteroid Apophis in 2029

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The European Space Agency has taken the first big steps toward rendezvousing with an asteroid due to make a close approach to Earth in 2029 .

The Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety mission, or Ramses for short, faces a race against time.

It needs to launch in early 2028 in order to get up close with the asteroid as it passes Earth on April 13, 2029 . The planetary defense mission would study the asteroid's composition and structure.

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