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Second CubeSat joins ESA’s Ramses mission to asteroid Apophis


- The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Spanish company Emxys to lead the development of a CubeSat that will be deployed by its Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (Ramses) at the asteroid Apophis. - The project has been awarded 1.5 million euros of the funding allocated to Ramses mission preparations in July 2024.

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