Mercury, here we come! 🛰️ 🌑 Eight years and nine planetary flybys later, the ESA/JAXA @BepiColombo mission has parted ways with its Mercury Transfer Module – the first critical step of its Mercury Arrival Phase. Catch up on how it happened ICYMI 👉esa.int/Enabling_Suppo… 1/2

Mercury Transfer Module separation confirmed! 📡 ✅ After nearly eight years in space and billions of kilometres travelled, #BepiColombo's Mercury Transfer Module has successfully separated. Signal acquired via our Cebreros deep-space antenna confirms the spacecraft is healthy

@ESA_MTM の分離に成功したよ‼️ ここまでわたしたちを運んでくれて本当にありがとう　 わたしと @ESA_Bepi はまだまだこれからが本番だから、どうか見守っていてね　 お疲れ様、バイバイMTM #BepiColombo #Mio #くるみお

ACQUISITION OF SIGNAL CONFIRMED! 🎉🛰️ #BepiColombo telemetry shows the Mercury Transfer Module has successfully separated from the spacecraft stack! ✅ First step of Mercury arrival phase - complete! 👏 Next stop: Mercury orbit insertion for MPO and Mio in November! @ESA

ACQUISITION OF SIGNAL CONFIRMED! 🎉🛰️ #BepiColombo telemetry shows the Mercury Transfer Module has successfully separated from the spacecraft stack! ✅ First step of Mercury arrival phase - complete! 👏 Next stop: Mercury orbit insertion for MPO and Mio in November! @ESA

ACQUISITION OF SIGNAL CONFIRMED! 🎉🛰️ #BepiColombo telemetry shows the Mercury Transfer Module has successfully separated from the spacecraft stack! ✅ First step of Mercury arrival phase - complete! 👏 Next stop: Mercury orbit insertion for MPO and Mio in November! @ESA

ACQUISITION OF SIGNAL CONFIRMED! 🎉🛰️ #BepiColombo telemetry shows the Mercury Transfer Module has successfully separated from the spacecraft stack! ✅ First step of Mercury arrival phase - complete! 👏 Next stop: Mercury orbit insertion for MPO and Mio in November! @ESA

Acquisition of signal confirmed for our @NASARoman telescope. We have spacecraft separation, and a last look at Roman, now flying on its own. go.nasa.gov/4chzg9c

Our 93rd Electron rocket on its way to space for @QPS_Inc.