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April 28 , 2019 1828 days 729 0
  • European and Japanese space agencies announced that an Ariane 5 rocket successfully lifted a BepiColombo spacecraft into orbit.
  • It is a joint mission to Mercury.
  • The spacecraft is named after Italian scientist Giuseppe “Bepi” Colombo.
  • BepiColombo will release two probes that will independently investigate the surface and magnetic field of Mercury.
    • Bepi, developed by European Space agency
    • Mio, developed by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA)

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