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BepiColombo spacecraft nears Mercury after decade-long voyage

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The BepiColombo spacecraft, a joint European and Japanese mission, has successfully separated from its cruiser and is nearing its decade-long journey's end. Controllers confirmed the separation after a tense two-hour wait. The spacecraft will enter Mercury's orbit in November and then split to conduct separate mapping and studies of the planet. AI

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BepiColombo spacecraft nears Mercury after decade-long voyage

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Associated Press ·

    Mercury-bound spacecraft on home stretch of nearly decade-long voyage: ‘brilliant moment’

    Two Mercury-bound spacecraft left their mother ship behind on Thursday and headed down the home stretch of their nearly decade-long voyage to the solar system’s smallest and closest-to-the-sun planet. The linked European and Japanese spacecraft separated as planned from their cru…

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