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Aerojet Propulsion System Inserts Mercury MESSENGER Spacecraft into Mercury Orbit

Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE:GY) company, announced today that NASA’s MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging) spacecraft has successfully achieved the first-ever orbit ...
Ars Technica

Europe is uncertain whether its ambitious Mercury probe can reach the planet

This week the European Space Agency posted a slightly ominous note regarding its BepiColombo spacecraft, which consists of two orbiters bound for Mercury. The online news release cited a "glitch" with ...
Gizmodo

Twin Probes Suffer Thruster Glitch on the Way to Mercury

Artist’s impression of the BepiColombo spacecraft with a view of Mercury in the background. Illustration: ESA/ATG medialab; Mercury: NASA/JPL For more than five years, a pair of spacecraft have been ...
SpaceNews

MESSENGER’s Propulsion System Is a Go

The propulsion system designed to carry MESSENGER through a six-year, nearly 4-billion mile trip to and around Mercury is complete, marking a major step in the NASA Discovery mission’s development.
Space.com

Japanese-European spacecraft bound for Mercury weakened by thruster glitch

The spacecraft is set to make a flyby of Mercury in September, and operators are still unsure of the full impact of this glitch. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...
Business Wire

Sierra Space Completes Test Campaign on Next Generation Vortex 35,000 lbf Fuel-Rich LOX LH2 Engine

LOUISVILLE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sierra Space, a leading commercial space company and defense tech prime that is Building a Platform in Space to Benefit Life on Earth ®, announced today the ...