BepiColombo says goodbye to its transfer module

A major milestone in BepiColombo’s journey to Mercury.

After almost eight years in space, the Mercury Transfer Module has completed its job. Following a carefully planned sequence of commands, it separated from the rest of the spacecraft and began drifting away at less than 40 cm per second.

ESA’s MPO and ‪@JAXA-HQ‬'s Mio will now continue their journey together towards Mercury, with the teams preparing for arrival over the next seven months.
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