BepiColombo Launch & Cruise Phase |
BepiColombo Launch & Cruise Phase |
Oct 17 2018, 03:23 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
The adventure is about to begin! We'll discuss it here. Link to ESA coverage, launch currently slated for 20 Oct/0145 UTC.
GO BEPICOLOMBO!!! -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Jun 8 2022, 03:43 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 255 Joined: 28-October 12 Member No.: 6732 |
Interesting presentation (among many others) about the upcoming second Mercury Flyby (MSB2) at the current Mercury 2022 conference in Orléans.
By the way, although the spacecraft is said to be in good condition it has surfaced that one of two Inertial Measurement Units (IMU) has thermal problems due to a malfunctioning heat pipe: "at the moment the problem is under control ... some investigation why the heat pipe is blocked and how to get it free ... a bit optimistic ..." |
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