Ramses, or Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety, is a proposed ESA mission to a near-Earth asteroid 99942 Apophis.
If approved, it is expected to be launched in April 2028, to arrive at Apophis in February 2029, before its closest approach to Earth.
[1][2][3][clarification needed] ESA signed a contract with OHB Italia SpA for preliminary work on the mission in October 2024 and has also unveil the official mission patch.
A funding decision is expected to be made in late 2025 at the ESA Ministerial Council.
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