Facing the alternative of a fiery death, the ESA’s Venus Express orbiter has completed a daring maneuver that extended the life of the unmanned explorer by several months. Under command from Earth, the spacecraft spent a month skimming the outer edge of the Venusian atmosphere to alter its velocity and send it into a new orbit that will keep it operating until perhaps the end of the year. .. Continue Reading Venus Express gets new lease on life by skimming Venusian atmosphere
Section: Space
Tags: Atmosphere, ESA, Orbit, Spacecraft, Unmanned, Venus, Venus Express
Related Articles:
Venus Express prepares for plunge into atmosphere
Planet Venus slowing down
Venus atmosphere unexpectedly measured by drag
A year on Venus
Climate catastrophes in the Solar System
India's MOM Mars probe sent on its way
No comments:
Post a Comment
Rules for submitting comments:
1. No profanity. I maintain the pretense that this is a family-friendly site.
2. Stay on topic. A bit of straying and off-hand commenting is okay, but hijacking the discussion is right out.
3. No ad hominem attacks. Attack the subject, not the other person on the thread and keep the discussion civil.
4. No spamming or commercial endorsements. These get deleted immediately.
Tip: Beware of putting hyperlinks in your comments–especially at the end. For some reason, Blogger interprets these as spam.
Note: Due to the recent spate of anonymous spamming, registration for comments is now required.