Watch live: BepiColombo begins its arrival at Mercury
After eight years, the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission is about to enter its Mercury Arrival Phase. On 3 September 2026, ESA’s Mercury Transfer Module (MTM) will separate from BepiColombo’s two science orbiters – the first major step in one of the most operationally challenging planetary arrival sequences ever attempted by ESA. The European Space Agency (ESA) will livestream the critical milestone…
We haven't written up this one. ESA Space Science has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.
