European Mission Turns Spotlight Back on Venus
The first Venus mission in 15 years--and the only one planned this decade--is off on a five-month journey to our nearest planet following a successful launch last week. The 1.2-metric-ton Venus Express, built by EADS Astrium and Alcatel Alenia Space, blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in...
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