Which Happened First?

BepiColombo

BepiColombo
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BepiColombo is a joint mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to the planet Mercury. The mission comprises two orbiters: the Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO), built and operated by ESA, and Mio, built and operated by JAXA.

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Which happened first?

Timeline

  1. Shenzhou 11October 16, 2016
  2. Soyuz MS-06September 12, 2017
  3. Soyuz MS-07December 17, 2017
  4. BepiColombo (this page)October 20, 2018
  5. Tianwen-1July 23, 2020
  6. Double Asteroid Redirection TestNovember 24, 2021

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