Closing the door of the Phenix thermal vacuum facility with the BepiColombo Mercury Planetary Orbiter Mechanical and Propulsion Bus Proto-Flight Model inside
Date: 17 January 2013
Satellite: BepiColombo
Location: European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), the Netherlands
Copyright: ESA - Anneke Le Floc'h
The BepiColombo Mercury Planetary Orbiter Mechanical and Propulsion Bus (MPB) Proto-Flight Model inside the Phenix thermal vacuum facility. The MPB is surrounded by the thermal shroud system, which can be used to heat or cool the spacecraft.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
