BepiColombo’s Mercury arrival begins - full replay

Video: 02:31:10 Watch the replay of the livestream originally broadcast on 3 September as ESA/JAXA’s BepiColombo mission took the first critical step towards arriving at Mercury. After travelling through the inner Solar System together for eight years, BepiColombo’s Mercury Transfer Module (MTM) will separate from the rest of the stacked spacecraft on 3 September 2026. This marks the beginning of one of the most complex planetary arrival sequences ever attempted by ESA.