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Go Bepi Go !! It has started its exciting journey to Mercury!
BepiColombo probe will reveal the mysteries of the smallest and least explored planet in the Solar System
Secret of the Planets
October 20th, 2018 - The BepiColombo mission to explore Mercury was launched by Arianespace this evening from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana (South America). But scientists will have to be patient to discover the mysteries of the closest planet to the Sun. As they say, “all good things come to those who wait...” This time it will take seven years, on an incredible journey through the Solar System, before Mercury is in our crosshairs. No point getting hot under the collar either, since Mercury, as you probably know, is very “hot stuff” indeed. You’ll just have to cool your heels until BepiColombo reaches what Jacques Brel called the “unreachable star” in his famous song, “The Impossible Dream” (La Quête/”The Quest” in the original French).
Naval forces of Belgium, Portugal and the Royal Netherlands Navy to rely on new-generation IFF systems from Thales
The Dutch Defence Material Organisation (DMO), alongside the Royal Netherlands Navy, has renewed its confidence in Thales for its new- generation IFF systems.
Ashlyn Ross: Apprentice Engineer
Ashlyn Ross is one of many young women forging a career in engineering with Thales. She switched to an apprenticeship after deciding that university wasn’t the right fit for her…