What Happened
European Space Agency And Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Partner On Planetary Defense
The European Space Agency and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency have formalized a partnership to work on the Ramses spacecraft, which will study asteroid Apophis during its rare close pass by Earth in 2029. The mission aims to understand the effects of Earth’s gravity on the asteroid and will be launched on JAXA’s H3 rocket. The partnership is a significant step in global cooperation on planetary defense, with the agencies contributing their expertise and resources to the mission. This development was reported by Space Daily.