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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.
Exploration Labs plans a 2028 mission to rendezvous with the asteroid Apophis, aiming to deposit cubesats in its orbit and validate systems for future asteroid capture missions. The company is developing modular spacecraft and robotics for space object capture and transport, with a near-term focus on addressing space infrastructure challenges. NASA has also expressed interest in low-cost missions to Apophis, with its OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft scheduled to rendezvous with the asteroid after its April 2029 flyby.