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ESA signs Ramses spacecraft and cubesat deals for Apophis flyby

SpaceDaily 13 Feb 2026
... Europes dedicated mission to asteroid Apophis ahead of its close Earth flyby in 2029.
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ESA awards contracts for Ramses mission to Apophis

European Space Agency 10 Feb 2026
... with OHB Italia for the development of the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (Ramses).
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ExLabs taps SpacePilot autonomy for Apophis asteroid mission

SpaceDaily 04 Feb 2026
ExLabs has selected CUS-GNC's SpacePilot onboard autonomy software to provide guidance, ...
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ExLabs and ChibaTech team up to land student CubeLanders on asteroid Apophis

SpaceDaily 21 Jan 2026
... payloads to the surface of asteroid Apophis during its close approach to Earth in 2029.
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ExLabs to Deliver ChibaTech Payloads to Deep-Space as Part of Apophis Mission

PR Newswire 07 Jan 2026
University-Led Payloads to Land on Asteroid Apophis as Part of the World's First Commercial Deep-Space Rideshare Mission ... Apophis will come within 32,000 kilometers of Earth, actually passing below geostationary satellites.
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Asteroid Apophis 2029 flyby: Is Earth in danger?

The News International 28 Dec 2025
Asteroid Apophis 2029 flyby ... This marks one of the NEAs, 99942 Apophis, which was discovered in 2004, and is set to arrive Friday, April 13th, 2029 ... The upcoming approach of Apophis is an intriguing event.
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Asteroid alert! Apophis to zoom just 32,000 km from Earth in 2029; rare flyby may reveal cosmic secrets

The Times of India 28 Dec 2025
The asteroid Apophis, also known as 99942 Apophis, will have its historic close approach to Earth on Friday, the 13th of April 2029 ... Such proximity of an NEO like Apophis is a very rare event-most of them occur once in several thousand years.
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Swiss camera will help monitor the close flyby of asteroid Apophis

Swissinfo 23 Dec 2025
In April 2029, a camera from the University of Bern will help to analyse the asteroid Apophis which will pass close to Earth ... On April 13, 2029, Apophis will pass the Earth at a distance of just ...
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A dying satellite could use its final moments to photograph the infamous asteroid Apophis in 2029

Space 02 Dec 2025
The Australian company HEO Robotics wants to join efforts to study a rare space event, conducting its own flyby of the asteroid Apophis when it makes its close approach to Earth in 2029 ....
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NASA probe captures stunning photos of Earth and moon on the way to infamous asteroid Apophis

Space 28 Nov 2025
NASA's OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft captured stunning new images as it whipped past Earth during a high-speed slingshot maneuver, sending the probe on a fast track toward the asteroid Apophis ....
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OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft completes Earth flyby on its journey to explore Apophis

SpaceDaily 26 Nov 2025
23, as part of its mission to study the near-Earth asteroid Apophis.
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