Mission to Mercury on its way
Jan 09, 2019
2 minutes
EMILY LAKDAWALLA
launched late last year from French Guiana on an Ariane 5 rocket, beginning a seven-year journey to Mercury. The voyage began perfectly, atop towering pillars of flame that lit up the early morning sky and remained visible until the side boosters burned out 2 minutes later,
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