http://www.spacedaily.com/news/mercury-05g.html

I don't know about anyone else but I'm pumped for this mission. We've only seen like 40% of Mercury's surface and I can't wait to get a good look at the ice deposits in the south pole crater. The first Venus flyby scheduled for October 2006, the second Venus flyby in June 2007, Mercury flybys in January 2008, October 2008 and September 2009 will help Messenger match the planet's speed and location for an orbit insertion maneuver in March 2011 that starts the first-ever study of Mercury from orbit.

Five and a half years until we have an orbiter. Man I wish someone would invent the warp drive already.