In lesser news: NewSpace startup Fleet Space announced that their payload- a science instrument- will join the ApophisExL mission to the eponymous asteroid in 2029.
www.fleetspace.com/newsroom/fleet-space-targets-apophis-for-off-world-exploration-mission
September 23, 2025
Fleet Space Targets Apophis For Off-World Exploration Mission
The ApophisExL mission is a commercial platform, designed to take paying customers to the asteroid during its 2029 (close!) flyby of Earth:
www.exlabs.space/missions
ApophisExL Mission
Now, lots of people make lots of noise about this commercial mission or that. But the announcement by Fleet Space validates ExLabs and their ApophisExL concept, and in turn the presence of customers means ApophisExL is more likely to take place and more worthy of serious consideration.