TERP RAPTOR: A student-built mission to asteroid Apophis
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A team of University of Maryland students discusses their CubeSat mission to asteroid Apophis.
A team of University of Maryland students is building a CubeSat to fly past asteroid Apophis during its historic close approach to Earth in 2029. Four members of the TERP RAPTOR team join us to share how they're turning a classroom project into a real space mission.
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