BepiColombo Meets Mercury for the First Time on October 1

BepiColombo made a quick visit to Venus in August and is on to its next rendezvous. On October 1st it’ll perform a flyby of Mercury, the spacecraft’s eventual destination. This visit is just a little flirtation--one of six--ahead of its eventual orbital link-up with Mercury in late 2025. The quick visit will yield some scientific …