Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE:GY) company, announced today that NASA’s MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging) spacecraft has successfully achieved the first-ever orbit ...

This week the European Space Agency posted a slightly ominous note regarding its BepiColombo spacecraft, which consists of two orbiters bound for Mercury. The online news release cited a “glitch” with ...

Artist’s impression of the BepiColombo spacecraft with a view of Mercury in the background. Illustration: ESA/ATG medialab; Mercury: NASA/JPL For more than five years, a pair of spacecraft have been ...

The BepiColombo spacecraft snaps rare close-up images of Mercury during a planned gravity-assist flyby in 2023. Credit: ESA / JAXA A complex mission to Mercury that began its epic space voyage six ...

The BepiColombo Mercury Planetary Orbiter Mechanical and Propulsion Bus Proto-Flight Model (the structure with integrated heat pipes and chemical propulsion subsystem) has been baked out in the Phenix ...

Mercury took to the CES 2023 show to unveil its latest electric outboard motor for small boats. Meet the Mercury Avator 7.5e. The unit is an all-in-one propulsion package that includes the motor, ...

The spacecraft is set to make a flyby of Mercury in September, and operators are still unsure of the full impact of this glitch. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...