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ESA awards contract to OHB Italia for Ramses asteroid mission preparatory work
Oct 18, 2024•over 1 year ago
Contract Type
contract
MilanDescription
The European Space Agency has signed a 63 million euros contract with OHB Italia to begin preparatory work on the Ramses asteroid mission, which aims to study the asteroid Apophis ahead of its close flyby of Earth in April 2029. This contract enables OHB Italia to start procuring long-lead items and finalizing the spacecraft design for the mission, paving the way for potential international partnerships and support for coordinating the mission with other agencies.
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