This was the sixth and final flyby of Mercury for the BepiColombo spacecraft since its launch in 2018, a manoeuvre that will assist the spacecraft in entering orbit around Mercury late next year.

NASA moved up the launch of Crew-10 to March 12 to return the Starliner astronauts home sooner. Crew-10 will now launch on Crew Dragon Endurance, which was originally assigned to the Axiom 4 mission.

This was the sixth and final flyby of Mercury for the BepiColombo spacecraft since its launch in 2018. The maneuver put the spacecraft on course to enter orbit around Mercury late next year.

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The space agency's planetary science analysis groups must pause while NASA checks if they comply with Trump's orders.