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Guide To Space - Universe Today News: BepiColombo Successfully Begins Its Final Descent To Mercury
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Written by Andy Tomaswick - September 09, 2026.
Read by our editor, Richard Drumm.
The latest mission to the innermost planet in the solar system hit a milestone last week. After an eight year journey, BepiColombo finally separated from its propulsion stage to set itself up for an orbital insertion to Mercury.
Taking place on September 3rd, the separation, which is part of a much longer series of logistical steps over the next few months, seemed to go without a hitch. Because the two spacecraft…
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