Japanese Space Agency names arrival date for BepiColombo Mercury mission

Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has offered a definitive date for the BepiColombo mission’s arrival at Mercury. BepiColombo is a joint effort between JAXA and the European Space Agency. The mission involves three craft: A vehicle called the Mercury Transfer Module (MTM), which carries the ESA's Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) and JAXA's Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO).