BepiColombo's Mission to Mercury | Here's the Thing

Join Curator Abbie MacKinnon as she takes a deep dive into a landmark mission to Mercury. BepiColombo is a two-spacecraft mission to our inner solar systems most mysterious planet developed by the European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Abbie breaks down the incredible Structural Thermal Model and takes us inside this epic mission. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Introduction 00:22 What is BepiColombo? 01:55 How long does it take to get to Mercury? 04:12 The Stacked Formation 04:57 Solar Winds 05:53 The Structural Thermal Model Breakdown 06:53 The Mercury Transfer Module 07:42 The Mercury Planetary Orbiter 08:47 The Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter 09:13 The MLI 11:02 Failure and Success 11:32 Like and Subscribe! #space #spaceexploration #science