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Mercury Systems

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Andover, Massachusetts, United States
www.mrcy.com
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L3Harris performed the successful demonstration with support from Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. and Mercury Systems.

Mentioned as: Mercury SystemsNarrative GeneralJan 12, 2021L3Harris Demos Antenna Tech For USSF MILSATCOM

Spire Global paid Mercury Public Affairs, LLC $90,000 in 2016 for Washington representation.

Mentioned as: Mercury SystemsOrg RelationshipNov 5, 2019Spire opens Washington office to court government customers

The Right Stuff contrasts the lives of test pilots like Chuck Yeager with the celebrity of the Mercury Seven astronauts, who underwent rigorous testing.

Mentioned as: Mercury SystemsNarrative GeneralJul 30, 201911 must-see space movies for anyone serious about space

BepiColombo launched to Mercury on 2018-10-19 aboard an Ariane 5 rocket.

Mentioned as: Mercury SystemsNarrative GeneralOct 20, 2018Ariane 5 launches BepiColombo to Mercury

In 2009 ESA approved a redesigned BepiColombo mission featuring systems optimized for the extreme temperatures near Mercury despite increased cost.

Mentioned as: Mercury SystemsNarrative GeneralOct 20, 2018Ariane 5 launches BepiColombo to Mercury

BepiColombo builds on research from NASA’s 2018-03-10, which performed three flybys of Mercury in 1974 and 1975.

Mentioned as: Mercury SystemsNarrative GeneralOct 20, 2018Ariane 5 launches BepiColombo to Mercury

Giuseppe Colombo proposed using a Venus gravity-assist that enabled NASA’s 2018-03-10 to fly by Mercury three times.

Mentioned as: Mercury SystemsNarrative GeneralOct 20, 2018Ariane 5 launches BepiColombo to Mercury

BepiColombo builds on research from NASA’s Messenger, which orbited Mercury from 2011 to 2015 before crashing into the planet’s surface.

Mentioned as: Mercury SystemsNarrative GeneralOct 20, 2018Ariane 5 launches BepiColombo to Mercury

Airbus Defence and Space is the prime contractor for ESA’s portion of BepiColombo and led a team of 83 companies from 16 countries in building the Mercury Planetary Orbiter, the carrier module, and the sunshield.

Mentioned as: Mercury SystemsOrg RelationshipOct 20, 2018Ariane 5 launches BepiColombo to Mercury

Arianespace’s next mission after 2018-09-25 was an Ariane 5 launch of BepiColombo, a Mercury-bound spacecraft for the European and Japanese space agencies, scheduled for 2018-10-19.

Mentioned as: Mercury SystemsNarrative GeneralSep 25, 2018Arianespace launches 100th Ariane 5, completes Intelsat Epic constellation

Terry Virts proposed an Apollo-like model of stepping-stone missions to return to the moon, with the ISS fulfilling the Mercury role and a new program filling the role of Gemini to develop and test necessary technologies for lunar return.

Mentioned as: MercuryTechnical ProductJun 18, 2018Former astronaut criticizes lunar gateway plans
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