After nearly 8 years of flight, the Mercury probe “Pipi Colombo” left the propulsion module on the 3rd and moved towards Mercury's orbit. It is expected to reach its destination in November. The European Space Agency received confirmation that “Bipi Colombo” successfully completed the above operation at 21:53 Beijing time on the 3rd. The atmosphere at the control center in Darmstadt, in the German state of Hesse, was tense within the two-hour delay in transmission of the information. After finally receiving the confirmation information, warm applause and cheers sounded on the scene.

After nearly 8 years of flight, the Mercury probe “Pipi Colombo” left the propulsion module on the 3rd and moved towards Mercury's orbit. It is expected to reach its destination in November. The European Space Agency received confirmation that “Bipi Colombo” successfully completed the above operation at 21:53 Beijing time on the 3rd. The atmosphere at the control center in Darmstadt, in the German state of Hesse, was tense within a two-hour delay in transmission of the information. After finally receiving the confirmation information, warm applause and cheers sounded on the scene.