Watch BepiColombo’s twin spacecraft launch tonight on a mission to Mercury

Update: BepiColombo launch successful! We should have confirmation that all is well soon. Humanity is about to return to the hottest planet in the solar system. BepiColombo is a mission to Mercury conducted jointly by the European and Japanese space agencies, due to launch from French Guiana at 6:45 PM Pacific time tonight aboard an …

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