Glitch hampers bepicolombo mission to mercury

Glitch hampers bepicolombo mission to mercury

Space Daily

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Paris, France (SPX) May 20, 2024

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 consists of two scientific probes and the Mercury Transfer Module, designed to separate during the mission's Mercury orbit insertion. The solar arrays and electric propulsion system on the Mercury Transfer Module generate

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