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ESA Science Verified account @esascience · Sep 3

A happy goodbye is still a goodbye 🥹

Mission accomplished, MTM! 🫡 Thank you for the ride!

Thanks to its solar-powered electric thrusters, MTM carried @ESA's Bepi & @JAXA_en 's Mio to Mercury on the power equivalent of 250 ants! 🐜🐜🐜

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ESA Operations Verified account @esaoperations · Sep 3

⏳ The countdown is over.

#BepiColombo's Mercury Transfer Module should have now separated from the spacecraft, a key step in the mission's journey towards orbiting #Mercury. 🛰️↔️🚀

Now expecting acquisition of signal confirming separation no earlier than 15:53 CEST.

@ESA @JAXA_en @BepiColombo @ISAS_JAXA_EN

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www.youtube.com BepiColombo’s Mercury arrival begins (Official ESA broadcast) Join us live on 3 September as ESA/JAXA's BepiColombo mission takes...

ESA Operations Verified account @esaoperations · Sep 3

🚨 LIVE NOW! From ESA Mission Control

The GO has been given, the operation is underway, and our livestream has begun. Follow along as #BepiColombo executes the MTM separation sequence and enters the next phase of its journey to #Mercury. ☀️🌑🛰️

Watch here 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=oC7lQn…

@ESA @JAXA_en @BepiColombo @ISAS_JAXA_EN

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ESA Operations Verified account @esaoperations · Sep 3

🟢 GO for MTM separation.

The Mission Control Team has the green light to proceed with #BepiColombo's MTM separation. ✅

The spacecraft is configured, the team is ready, and the first milestone of #Mercury arrival is underway. 🛰️

@ESA @JAXA_en @BepiColombo @ISAS_JAXA_EN

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