The remaining spacecraft is also "power-positive", with the solar panels were stored since end of cruise in June and they have now successfully been switched back on.
Together, the stacked spacecraft travelled nine billion km, did 22 loops around the Sun and performed nine planetary flybys. MTM's propulsion system is dependent on Bepi's computer control, so after today, MTM will float around the Sun indefinitely. 🔭 🧪 #planetsci 2/3
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