BepiColombo at Venus
Artist's impression of the BepiColombo spacecraft in cruise configuration, set against Venus. On its 7.2 year journey to the innermost planet, BepiColombo will fly by Earth once, Venus twice and Mercury six times before entering orbit around Mercury.
BepiColombo is a joint endeavour between ESA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA.
Last Update: 1 September 2019