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Japan successfully test-fired the engine of its "Akatsuki" space probe
Tokyo, Japan - It will be sent around Venus
The Japanese Space Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced the successful test on the engine of its space probe "Akatsuki"; the test was run yesterday and was intended to last for 2 seconds according to the agency's program: the probe should be launched in 2015 to enter into orbit around the planet Venus and observe the atmosphere and volcanoes. A probe "Akatsuki" had already been launched in May 2010...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency