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 ...
After nearly eight years, a mission to reveal Mercury’s secrets is arriving at its destination. But what lies ahead will not be easy.
ESA and JAXA's BepiColombo mission is close to reaching the end of its 8+ year journey to Mercury.
BepiColombo will be the second mission to orbit Mercury and the first to study the planet with two spacecraft.
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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 ...
The BepiColombo mission, by the European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, is only the third to study our smallest planetary neighbor ...
BepiColombo, the joint ESA/JAXA mission to Mercury, has experienced an issue that is preventing the spacecraft's thrusters from operating at full power. BepiColombo is a three-part spacecraft ...
A sequence of images taken by one of the monitoring cameras on board the European-Japanese BepiColombo mission to Mercury, as the spacecraft made a close approach of Venus on Oct. 15, 2020. Credit: ...
The European and Japanese mission BepiColombo has made its first flyby of Mercury, capturing images of the planet it will eventually be exploring in more depth. In order to get close to the planet, ...
Artist’s illustration of the BepiColombo spacecraft during its gravity assist flyby of Earth. Credit: ESA/ATG Medialab One job deemed essential by the European Space Agency during the coronavirus ...
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