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Humanity's Only Venus Probe, Akatsuki, Falls Silent

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Source: USA TODAY
Humanity's Only Venus Probe, Akatsuki, Falls Silent
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Japan's Akatsuki spacecraft, the only operational probe at Venus, lost communication in late April due to attitude control issues. Despite surpassing its designed 4.5-year lifespan, JAXA is working to restore contact and determine the probe's future operations.

Topics:sciencespace-exploration#akatsuki#communication-loss#jaxa#space-exploration#spacecraft#venus
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  1. Japan spacecraft Akatsuki, the only Venus mission, goes dark  USA TODAY
  2. Japan loses contact with Akatsuki, humanity's only active Venus probe  Space.com
  3. Venus' Only Active Probe Mysteriously Falls Silent  Gizmodo
  4. Our only mission at Venus may have just gone dark  Ars Technica
  5. Humanity`s only Venus mission in turmoil: Japan`s Akatsuki probe vanishes on alien planet  WION

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