[CA] BepiColombo

European Space Agency’s (ESA) first mission to Mercury- BepiColombo was launched. The four-tonne spacecraft was launched into orbit by Esa’s rocket Ariane 5 from the European spaceport at Kourou, French Guiana, on October 20, 2018. It will then make a 5.2bn mile (8.5bn km) journey over seven years to reach its destination by 2025.