https://spacewatch.global/tag/roberto-aceti/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:15:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/roberto-aceti/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/02/esa-awards-contracts-to-begin-spacecraft-construction-for-ramses-mission-to-apophis-in-2028/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71164 The European Space Agency has signed a contract with OHB Italia towards the development of the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (Ramses). The contract, worth €81.2 million, marks the start of the Ramses mission's spacecraft construction, assembly and testing phase. The contract signing builds upon ESA's contract to OHB Italia in October 2024 to begin preparatory work on the mission, and brings the total value to approximately €150 million.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/12/spacexs-transporter-15-mission-launches-over-140-payloads-including-iceye-ohb-italia-and-c3ss/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=69367 SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launched the Transporter-15 mission to sun-synchronous orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Friday, 28 November. On board this mission were 140 payloads, including cubesats, microsats, hosted payloads, and orbital transfer vehicles carrying 13 of those payloads. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/06/esas-flyeye-asteroid-detector-telescope-captures-first-light-images/ Fri, 06 Jun 2025 06:00:09 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=65651 ESA's Flyeye telescope has opened its ‘eye’ to the cosmos for the first time with the telescope's ‘first light’ marking the beginning of a new chapter in how scientists scan the skies for new near-Earth asteroids and comets.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/10/esa-contracts-ohb-italia-for-ramses-mission-to-apophis-asteroid/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=61795 ESA has signed a contract with OHB Italia SpA worth €63 million to begin preparatory work on the Agency’s proposed Ramses mission to the infamous asteroid Apophis. ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and OHB Italia Managing Director Roberto Aceti signed a contract worth €63 million to enable the work to begin.]]>