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The BepiColombo Mission Arrives in Mercury: ESA/JAXA Culminates 8 Years of Travel with a Live Maneuver

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After eight years of interplanetary travel, the BepiColombo mission begins its arrival in Mercury on 3 September. On that day, the European transfer module will be separated from the two scientific orbiters in a maneuver that the European Space Agency will broadcast live from its control center. The separation of the transfer module opens the arrival phase The schedule handled by ESA is surgical. On 3 September, the Mercury Transfer Module (MTM)…
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After eight years of interplanetary travel, the BepiColombo mission begins its arrival in Mercury on 3 September. On that day, the European transfer module will be separated from the two scientific orbiters in a maneuver that the European Space Agency will broadcast live from its control center. The separation of the transfer module opens the arrival phase The schedule handled by ESA is surgical. On 3 September, the Mercury Transfer Module (MTM)…

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Merca2.es broke the news on Friday, August 28, 2026.
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