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Private mission eyes asteroid Apophis for a new era in planetary defense

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Private mission eyes asteroid Apophis for a new era in planetary defense
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ExLabsproposes Apophis EX, a first-of-its-kind commercial deep-space ride-share mission to rendezvous with asteroid Apophis before and after its 2029 Earth flyby, gathering data to refine planetary-defense models, enable resource prospecting, and jump-start repeatable deep-space exploration through private–public partnerships.

Topics:sciencespace-exploration#apophis#exlabs#near-earth-asteroids#planetary-defense#private-public-partnership#space-exploration
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