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The BepiColombo thrusters located in the Mercury Transfer Module switch off permanently, marking the end of solar electric propulsion.

The four composite BepiColombo spacecraft is approaching Mercury. Solar electric propulsion thrusters are turned off, priming the spacecraft for the beginning of complex planetary arrival sequence.

The BepiColombo mission team eagerly gathers at ESOC's Main Control Room waiting to receive signal confirmation of the successful shutdown of the spacecraft's solar electric propulsion system.

Flying spacecraft is meaningful work: Sara Melloni at ESOC

Flying spacecraft means trusting yourself: Gabriela Ansteeg at ESOC

An ingenious dress rehearsal

Final pass

Elsa Montagnon

Andrea Accomazzo

ESOC awaiting final countdown befor launch of BepiColombo

ESOC teams complete BepiColombo dress rehearsal

Teams at mission control in BepiColombo simulation

In the Main Control Room during Aeolus launch

Critical days for Aeolus

Final Aeolus simulation in ESOC Main Control Room

BepiColombo teams in training for voyage to Mercury

Team of teams

Mission control

Daniel Mesples

Team training

Intense work

The Sentinel-5P team is training for every possible launch scenario

ESOC control room 1972

Crowds during ESOC's first public day 1974

ESA Main Control Room, Darmstadt

Last command

A low-tech white board is sometimes best

Ian Harrison

Thomas Reiter in ESOC's Main Control Room

ESA’s control centre played its part in this year’s German aerospace day

Mission control room

ESOC Mission control room

Carmen Ricote Navarro

Operations manager

Team training

Managing operations

Team training

Sentinel-2A team

Sentinel-2A launch

Training up

Mission controllers

Team training

Young and ‘young at heart’ engineers and scientists visit ESA’s mission control

ExoMars orbiter arrives

ExoMars 2016 arrival

ExoMars 2016 arrival

ExoMars 2016 arrival

ExoMars 2016 arrival

ExoMars 2016 arrival

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