South Korea cancels Apophis probe - SpaceNews

Citing a “lack of technical capabilities,” South Korea has dropped the plan of developing a robotic spacecraft to escort asteroid Apophis during its 2029 close encounter with Earth.

Cancelation follows NASA decision to send OSIRIS-Rex on extended mission to encounter Apophis after dropping off Bennu samples SEOUL, South Korea Citing a lack of technical capabilities, South Korea… [+2991 chars]

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