BepiColombo Prepares for Launch to Mercury

The European-Japanese spacecraft will be the third mission to the rocky planet closest to the sun. [Source]

Publication Date: Saturday, 20 October 2018 at 03:46:02

Origin: nytimes.com

Category: Space and Astronomy

Topics: closest, planet, rocky, mission, third, spacecraft, European-Japanese, Mercury, Launch, Prepares, BepiColombo

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/19/science/bepicolombo-mercury-launch.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

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