Mercury Systems is a technology company serving the aerospace and defense industries, acting as a manufacturer of open architecture computer hardware and software. They provide secure embedded processing modules, avionics mission computers, rugged servers, and trusted microelectronics for space applications. Mercury Systems has over 40 years of experience developing innovative, space-qualified products, including RF and microwave components, and solid-state data recorders, partnering with organizations like NASA and BlueHalo (for U.S. Space Force programs). Their products are utilized in satellite communications, launch vehicles, and programs like the Mars Rovers and EMIT.
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Once at Mercury, the stacked spacecraft will separate, with ESA's Mercury Planetary Orbiter closely scanning the surface in multiple wavelengths and measuring topography and composition.
The images revealed views of Earth, Venus, and Mercury's surface features.
The mission produced the first magnetic measurements from low over Mercury's southern hemisphere and reconstructed a magnetic field map.
Imaging systems on the Mercury Transfer Module documented the journey with hundreds of high-resolution photos.
The comet's trajectory brought it to a minimum distance from the Sun (perihelion) of approximately 0.33 astronomical units in early October, just outside Mercury's orbit.
The ESA and JAXA are working on the BepiColombo mission to Mercury and Hera mission approaching the asteroid system Dimorphos.
The asteroid 2025 SC79's path takes it inside the orbit of Venus and across that of Mercury, categorizing it among a rare class of 'twilight' asteroids.
The project involves seven aerospace companies from the provinces of Bologna, Forlì, Parma, Ravenna, and Reggio Emilia, as well as the University of Bologna (CIRI Aerospazio) and the Mercury Foundation.
The Forlì municipal council recently approved the sale of a municipal land plot adjacent to the aerospace technopole to the Mercury Foundation.
Beyond Gravity's solar array drive mechanisms have been used on ESA's BepiColombo mission to Mercury and the Hera planetary defense mission.
Beyond Gravity's mechanisms have been featured in ESA's BepiColombo mission to Mercury, NASA's Artemis lunar program, and ESA's Hera planetary defense mission launched in October 2024.
The initiative is led by the Fondazione Mercury.
The area will be granted to the Fondazione Mercury to support the growth of the regional space economy.
The integration of Nightwing’s cyber resiliency technology with Mercury's hardware products will provide customers with greater security and more efficient fielding of equipment.
The collaboration between Mercury and Nightwing is expected to increase delivered capabilities while reducing the total cost of ownership.
Mercury Systems, Inc. and Nightwing have an agreement to enhance the cyber resiliency of Mercury Systems hardware with Nightwing cyber resiliency technology.
Mercury’s hardware technology portfolio is combined with Nightwing's cybersecurity technology to better protect critical customer missions.
The Air Force’s 446th Airlift Wing began working with NASA in October 1961 to test the Mercury and later Gemini spacecraft.
The addition of these 10 individuals brings NASA's total astronaut candidate recruitment to 370 since selecting the first Mercury Seven in 1959.
KinetX is certified by NASA for deep space navigation and has supported navigation services for missions to Mercury, Pluto, asteroids, and the Moon.