Status Of Japanese Venus Orbiter Uncertain
TOKYO — Japan’s “Akatsuki” orbiter reached Venus Dec. 7 local time, but controllers at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) believe the spacecraft may have put itself into safe mode, and cannot yet determine whether the orbital insertion procedure went according to plan. The plan was to...
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