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  2. Comet Interceptor - Wikipedia

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    The Comet Interceptor is a robotic spacecraft mission led by the European Space Agency (ESA) planned for launch in 2029. [2] The spacecraft will be "parked" at the Sun-Earth L 2 point and wait for up to three years for a long-period comet to fly by at a reachable trajectory and speed.

  3. 99942 Apophis - Wikipedia

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    99942 Apophis (provisional designation 2004 MN 4) is a near-Earth asteroid and a potentially hazardous object, 450 metres (1,480 ft) by 170 metres (560 ft) in size, [3] that caused a brief period of concern in December 2004 when initial observations indicated a probability of 2.7% that it would hit Earth on Friday, 13 April 2029.

  4. List of missions to comets - Wikipedia

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    Comet Mission Outcome Remarks Carrier rocket [2] ICE (ISEE-3) 12 August 1978: NASA United States / ESA: 21P/Giacobini–Zinner: Flyby Successful Extended mission; Closest approach of 7,862 kilometres (4,885 mi) at 11:02 UTC on 11 September 1985. Also made distant observations of 1P/Halley in May 1986. [3] Delta 2914: Vega 1 (5VK No.901) 15 ...

  5. Asteroid Apophis has the tiniest chance of hitting earth in ...

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    In a bit of ominous news befitting a Friday the 13th: It turns out that the asteroid Apophis could have a very small chance of colliding into Earth in five years, when it is expected to make a ...

  6. An asteroid will just miss us in 2029. Scientists are making ...

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    Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists Lance Benner, Paul Chodas and Mark Haynes are studying the 1,100-foot wide asteroid Apophis, which will come within viewing distance of Earth on April 13, 2029.

  7. Ramses (spacecraft) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. 2029 in spaceflight - Wikipedia

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    This article documents expected notable spaceflight events during the year 2029. CNSA Planned to launch the Tianwen-4 Jupiter orbiter and Uranus flyby spacecraft in 2029. Russia expects to launch the Venera-D Venus Orbiter in 2029. ESA planned to launch ARIEL Space Telescope and Comet Interceptor Mission in 2029.

  9. List of minor planets and comets visited by spacecraft

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    Probe will study the results obtained by the NASA's DART impactor 4 years after its mission. [22] [23] Dimorphos 65803 Didymos I: 0.16: 2003: Hera: 2026: Probe will study the results obtained by the NASA's DART impactor 4 years after its mission. [23] 98943 Torifune: 0.5: 2001: Hayabusa2# 2026: Near-Earth asteroid of the Apollo group; extended ...