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Mission aims to aid defence against collisions with Earth
The European Space Agency is to begin preparatory work for a mission to help defend the Earth from collisions with asteroids.
Announced by Esa on 16 July, the mission, called Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (Ramses), would aim to launch a spacecraft to track an asteroid called Apophis as it makes a close approach to Earth in 2029.
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