#emxys — Public Fediverse posts

#ESA:
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Surface CubeSat contracted for Ramses asteroid mission
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".. contracted Spanish company EMXYS for the first CubeSat designed to operate on the surface of an asteroid. Don Quijote is a shoebox-sized spacecraft that will be deployed onto the Apophis asteroid by ESA’s Ramses mission before the asteroid flies by Earth on 13 April 2029. .."

https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Planetary_Defence/Surface_CubeSat_contracted_for_Ramses_asteroid_mission

2.7.2026

#Apophis #Asteroid #Cubesat #DonQuijote #EMXYS #GRASS #MARIE #Ramses #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #SIA #SpaceFlight