Venus Express gone into Orbit
Tuesday, April 11th, 2006Accommodate Students writes “The BBC is reporting on the first space mission to Venus in a decade, which is about to reach its target. From the article: ‘On Tuesday morning, a European robotic craft will perform a 50-minute-long engine burn to slow its speed enough to be captured by Venus’ gravity. Venus Express will orbit our nearest planetary neighbour for about 500 Earth days to study its atmosphere, which has undergone runaway greenhouse warming.’ If all goes well, it could shed important light on climate change here on Earth.”
