The European Space Agency Sets Its Sights On Mercury | Answers With Joe

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The European Space Agency - or ESA - has been a major player in the commercial launch space for decades with their Ariane series of rockets. But they also have been racking up some impressive interplanetary missions, their latest one being the BepiColumbo mission to Mercury.

Here we break down the ESA, talk about some of their biggest victories, and where they want to go in the future.

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LINKS LINKS LINKS:

https://www.esa.int/About_Us/Law_at_ESA/ESA_Convention

First launch of the Ariane 5 that blew up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp_D8r-2hwk

The BepiColumbo path to Mercury:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Yp-q1wqgig

https://www.space.com/39390-alien-planets-reveal-our-strange-solar-system.html

http://sci.esa.int/juice/

https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/rockets/a27290/one-chart-spacex-dominate-rocket-launches/