ESA's BepiColombo Mission Prepares for Mercury Orbit Insertion

The ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission successfully separated its Mercury Transfer Module on September 3, 2026. This maneuver is a crucial step in the spacecraft's arrival sequence at Mercury, with its two science orbiters now proceeding towards orbit insertion in November 2026. This development is vital for the mission's goal of studying Mercury's composition, geophysics, magnetosphere, and exosphere.