Nothing like the controlled disassembly of BepiColombo has ever been attempted in such a harsh environment as the region of space near Mercury. Separation of the Mercury Transfer Module occurred 39 ...
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BepiColombo began its Mercury arrival phase after separating its transfer module
BepiColombo has begun its Mercury arrival phase after successfully separating its Mercury Transfer Module on Sept. 3, the ...
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Eight years into the journey, BepiColombo split itself apart to reach Mercury
Eight years and 9.9 billion kilometers after launch, the European Space Agency’s Mercury Transfer Module cut itself loose ...
The BepiColombo mission, by the European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, is only the third to study our smallest planetary neighbor ...
After nearly eight years, a mission to reveal Mercury’s secrets is arriving at its destination. But what lies ahead will not be easy.
Following a difficult journey, the probe will soon begin unraveling the mysteries of Mercury’s magnetic field and internal structure. On September 3, ground control confirmed that the propulsion ...
After nearly eight years traveling through the inner solar system, the trailblazing BepiColombo spacecraft has finally begun its arrival at Mercury.
Two Mercury-bound spacecraft are in the home stretch of their nearly decade-long voyage. The linked spacecraft — one European, the other Japanese — separated from their mother ship on Thursday.
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