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Japan Concludes Venus Mission After Decade-Long Journey

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Source: IFLScience
Japan Concludes Venus Mission After Decade-Long Journey
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Japan's 'Akatsuki' spacecraft, launched in 2010 to study Venus, has been decommissioned in 2024 after 15 years of operation, providing valuable atmospheric data and discoveries despite initial setbacks, with future missions planned by NASA and ESA to further explore Venus.

Topics:sciencespace-exploration#akatsuki#jaxa#planetary-meteorology#space-exploration#space-missions#venus
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  1. Japan Lost Contact With "Planet C" Spacecraft, Leaving Humanity With No Presence Around Venus  IFLScience
  2. Venus Climate Orbiter “AKATSUKI” Operation Completed  JAXA | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
  3. Japan's space agency officially ends decade-plus mission that carried Hatsune Miku into space one year after losing probe somewhere above Venus  PC Gamer
  4. Japan ends ‘Dawn’ Venus mission after 15 turbulent years  theregister.com
  5. Venus Climate Orbiter Akatsuki’s Mission Has Ended  Hackaday

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