The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission to Mercury blasted off on an Ariane 5 from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou on 20 October on its exciting mission to study the mysteries of the Solar System’s innermost planet.

#OTD 20 October 2018, launch of ESA/JAXA #BepiColombo
on Ariane 5 #VA245 from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou on its seven-year journey to #Mercury 🧪🔭

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