Tag: BepiColombo

BepiColombo structural and thermal model undergoing horizontal-axis vibration testing at ESTEC, ESA’s space research and technology centre in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. From top to bottom are the sunshield, which conceals …

The BepiColombo spacecraft stack undergoing one of the vibration tests to mimic the forces and accelerations experienced during launch into space. This series of tests had to prove that the …

Replay of the BepiColombo media briefing held at ESA’s technical centre in the Netherlands on 6 July 2017. The mission, its background, technological challenges and current status were presented. Mercury …

ESA’s first mission to Mercury, BepiColombo, is now set for final thermal tests before launching to the hottest planet in our Solar System in October 2018. Europe said farewell to …