spacecraft - Garner Ted Armstrong Evangelistic Association https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org Let No Man Take Your Crown Thu, 09 Jan 2025 22:46:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-Screen-Shot-2024-05-16-at-1.06.13-PM-32x32.png spacecraft - Garner Ted Armstrong Evangelistic Association https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org 32 32 New images of Mercury captured by UK spacecraft https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/new-images-of-mercury-captured-by-uk-spacecraft/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-images-of-mercury-captured-by-uk-spacecraft Thu, 09 Jan 2025 22:46:00 +0000 https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/?p=47006 A spacecraft built in the UK has captured new images of Mercury as it made its sixth and final flyby ahead of entering the planet’s orbit in 2026. BepiColombo was built by the Stevenage-based company Astrium, now Airbus, and launched … Read More

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]]> A spacecraft built in the UK has captured new images of Mercury as it made its sixth and final flyby ahead of entering the planet’s orbit in 2026.

BepiColombo was built by the Stevenage-based company Astrium, now Airbus, and launched in 2018.

The spacecraft comprises two satellites that will gather data for at least a year, and needs special shielding to withstand the heat from the sun.

Monitoring cameras on the spacecraft captured images of the planet as it flew 295km (183 miles) above Mercury’s surface, including views of the planet’s north poles, as it was lit by sunlight.

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