Spacewatch: mission to Mercury braced for blast-off

BepiColombo will investigate the internal structure, magnetic field and surface composition of the innermost planet to the Sun A European-Japanese mission to Mercury is in the final stages of preparation for launch on Saturday 20 October. The mission, known as BepiColombo, will lift-off from the European Space Agency’s space port in Kourou, French Guiana, at 01.45 GMT. Related: The new space race: how billionaires launched the next era of explorationContinue reading...