The European Space Agency #ESA has awarded #OHB Italia an initial contract worth €63 million to develop the #Ramses mission, which will study asteroid #Apophis during its close approach to Earth. BEFORE #OSIRIS - APEX visits #Apophis to study the effects of gravity before and after it approaches to within 32000 km of earth

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https://europeanspaceflight.com/esa-awards-ohb-a-63m-euro-contract-for-ramses-planetary-defence-mission/