epa07106204 A handout photo made available by the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) shows an 'Ariane 5' rocket carrying multi-segment BepiColombo spacecraft 'Europe's historic first mission to Mercury, launches from Kourou, French Guiana, 19 October 2018. The BepiColombo mission is being carried out jointly by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). After arriving in late 2025, the spacecraft 'built under the industrial leadership of Airbus' will examine the peculiarities of Mercury's internal structure and magnetic field generation, as well as how the planet interacts with the sun and solar wind. BepiColombo is the 51st mission (and 73rd spacecraft) launched by Arianespace for European Space Agency (ESA). EPA/JM GUILLON / ESA/CNES/ARIANESPAC HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALESPrimeira missão europeia a Mercúrio lançada com sucessoPrimeira missão europeia a Mercúrio lançada com sucessoCiência e tecnologia
