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Apophis: A new European space mission could get up close with a large asteroid that's set to brush by Earth
The European Space Agency has given the go-ahead for initial work on a mission to visit an asteroid called (99942) Apophis. If approved at a key meeting next year, the robotic spacecraft ...
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New space mission may intercept giant asteroid Apophis before its close call with Earth
The Ramses mission will rendezvous with Apophis in February 2029, two months before its closest approach to Earth on Friday, ...
European SpaceX rival raises $160 million for reusable capsule to carry astronauts, cargo to space
TEC's core product is Nyx, a capsule that can be launched from rockets into space carrying passengers and cargo. Nyx is ...
Deep-Space Thrusters Ignite Hera’s Journey to Didymos
ESA's Hera mission has successfully executed critical maneuvers to align with the Didymos binary asteroid system, leveraging Mars for a gravity assist to shorten travel time. As it journeys, Hera will ...
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India to launch European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission in December
India will launch the European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission early next month from the spaceport at Sriharikota, Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh said here on Tuesday. He said the ...
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Apophis: a new European space mission could get up close with a large asteroid that’s set to brush by Earth
The European Space Agency has given the go-ahead for initial work on a mission to visit an asteroid called (99942) Apophis. If approved at a key meeting next year, the robotic spacecraft ...