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BepiColombo sheds its ride and starts the final glide to Mercury

Eight year after launch, Mercury probe and its Mercury Transfer Module consciously uncouple as orbit approaches After nearly eight years, ESA and JAXA's BepiColombo spacecraft is finally nearing Mercury, as engineers begin the arrival se…

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Eight years after launch, ESA and JAXA’s BepiColombo spacecraft is beginning its arrival sequence at Mercury by deliberately separating from its Mercury Transfer Module, the power module that has carried it toward the planet. This uncoupling marks the start of the final glide toward Mercury’s orbit.

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