Science ❯ Astronomy ❯ Space Exploration
Boeing Starliner SpaceX Voyager 1 Falcon 9 Kosmos 482 SpaceX Dragon Crew Dragon Starliner Voyager Missions SpaceX Starship
The planned separation shifts control to the Mercury Planetary Orbiter so the twin probes can use chemical thrusters for capture and later split to carry out complementary science.