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Innovative UK-led space technology takes off on BepiColombo mission to Mercury

As the BepiColombo spacecraft sets off on its seven year journey to explore the strange world of Mercury this week, it will be carrying a piece of cutting-edge technology developed and built by UK scientists - and will represent a first for...

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