"ExLabs' Mission to Intercept Asteroid Apophis"

Exploration Labs plans a 2028 mission to rendezvous with the asteroid Apophis, aiming to deposit cubesats in its orbit and validate systems for future asteroid capture missions. The company is developing modular spacecraft and robotics for space object capture and transport, with a near-term focus on addressing space infrastructure challenges. NASA has also expressed interest in low-cost missions to Apophis, with its OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft scheduled to rendezvous with the asteroid after its April 2029 flyby.