To get into position, the spacecraft performed two flybys of Venus, and has now performed ... “The main aim of the flyby was to reduce BepiColombo’s speed relative to the Sun, so that the ...

a pair of Venus flybys and six more around Mercury itself. The Sept. 4 flyby will be BepiColombo's fourth of Mercury to date. However, plans for the upcoming maneuver have been revised due to the ...