ExLabs Preps Asteroid Rendezvous Mission

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Credit: ExLabs
HOUSTON—Commercial aerospace and space systems company ExLabs is preparing a mission called ApophisEX to rendezvous with the asteroid Apophis that is predicted to make a close approach to Earth in 2029. Discovered in 2004, Apophis is an egg-shaped asteroid observed with radar that measures nearly 1...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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