[Red Badger]

8 years to Mercury? Why did they take the scenic route?.........

[cgbg]

What is the highest outside temperature in that area supposed to be?

What temperature can the craft handle without bursting into flames and incinerating?

I think we are not supposed to ask those questions.

Lol.

[Jeff Chandler]

BepiColombo

I love their calzones.

[chajin]

Does Freddie know about this?

[Leaning Right]

> That’s thanks to the BepiColombo mission… <

The US names its space missions well. Apollo, Voyager, etc.

But BepiColombo? That sounds like a name of a cartoon detective.

[ComputerGuy]

There have been a few bumps in the road, but one thing this country has done right is NASA.

[butlerweave]

Lucky thing they didn’t take a wrong turn at Venus ,LOL

[telescope115]

Neat-o. Something to look forward to next year!

I was gonna say “cool”,, but it IS Mercury, after all…

[enumerated]

Why does it take so long to get to Mercury?

Ah.. I answered my own question:

They want to get into Mercury’s orbit, and therefore need to be going slowly enough when they arrive to be captured by Mercury’s gravity.

Apparently, it’s difficult to slow down in space - and burns a lot of fuel. They could have gotten there in 5 or 6 months, but they’d be going way too fast.

[Blogatron]

To expand our knowledge of hot rocks?

[Libloather]

Can ya hear me now?

[Gay State Conservative]

Hopefully it can transmit photos....and high quality ones would be even better!

[ComputerGuy]

I’m looking forward to seeing the moons of Mercury up close.

[Puppage]

Absolutely fascinating.

[Honorary Serb]

New!