The BepiColombo mission spacecraft has undergone a final test before being launched in autumn, which will mark the start of Europe’s first mission to the least explored planet in the Solar System. It will take seven years for the module to reach Mercury.
“ESA's [European Space Agency] Mercury spacecraft has passed its final test in launch configuration, the last time it will be stacked like this before being reassembled at the launch site next year,” the agency announced on Thursday, as the probe was first presented to the media at the Space Research and Technology Centre in the Netherlands.
Due to set off on October 5 of this year, the spacecraft will begin “one of the most challenging long-term planetary projects.”
BepiColombo’s journey through space will last seven years until it reaches Mercury in December 2025, after performing nine flybys around Earth, Venus, and Mercury. Read more...
“ESA's [European Space Agency] Mercury spacecraft has passed its final test in launch configuration, the last time it will be stacked like this before being reassembled at the launch site next year,” the agency announced on Thursday, as the probe was first presented to the media at the Space Research and Technology Centre in the Netherlands.
Due to set off on October 5 of this year, the spacecraft will begin “one of the most challenging long-term planetary projects.”
BepiColombo’s journey through space will last seven years until it reaches Mercury in December 2025, after performing nine flybys around Earth, Venus, and Mercury. Read more...