Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter arrives at ESA ESTEC - opening the transport container
The BepiColombo Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO) Structural Model arrives at ESA's European Space Research and Technology Centre in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. The transport container has been moved into the 'XMM' cleanroom in the Test Centre and allowed to reach thermal equilibrium before being opened on 8 November 2011.
The MMO is being developed and built by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
Last Update: 23 September 2021