Controllers Set To Upload Second Messenger Flyby Commands

Controllers plan to upload commands to the MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (Messenger) spacecraft Feb. 27, setting up a midcourse maneuver next month as they begin planning for a second flyby of the planet Mercury on Oct. 6. The spacecraft’s instrument suite returned an...

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