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• Science

  BepiColombo arrives at Mercury on 21 November after eight years

  The European-Japanese spacecraft is due to enter orbit around the innermost planet next Saturday. Only two missions have visited Mercury before, and none from Europe.

  09:45/2 min read

  

• Future

  Starship reaches orbit on Flight 15, but the booster is lost

  SpaceX's giant rocket put its upper stage into orbit and deployed 26 Starlink satellites. The planned tower catch of the booster failed, and the ship's return was still ahead.

  06:00/2 min read