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    ESA's Mercury mission named BepiColombo in honour of a space pioneer

    Date: 15 Feb 2007
    Depicts: Prof. Giuseppe Colombo

    Giuseppe (Bepi) Colombo (1920-1984) was an Italian mathematician and engineer. He suggested that NASA's Mariner 10 mission could flyby Mercury repeatedly when choosing the right orbit. Following his suggestion, the mission indeed made three successful flybys of Mercury in 1974/75.


    Last Update: 16 Feb 2007

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    • PR 40-1999: ESA's Mercury Mission Named BepiColombo in Honour of a Space Pioneer

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