Venus mission ready for blast off

Europe is poised to send a spacecraft to Venus on the 26 October 2005

BBC News, 11.4.06: Probe makes encounter with Venus http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4895792.stm

ESA: Press Release, 11.4.06: Europe scores new planetary success: Venus Express enters orbit around the Hothouse Planet http://www.esa.int/For_Media/Press_Releases/Europe_Scores_New_Planetary_Success_Venus_Express_Enters_Orbit_around_the_Hothouse_Planet

European Commission: EUR-OP: Cordis Focus, No.265, April 2006, p3 http://cordis.europa.eu/fetch?CALLER=EN_NEWS_FOCUS&ACTION=D&RCN=25492&DOC=2&CAT=NEWS&QUERY=1148040754504&QM_EN_TXT=2006-04

BBC News, 25.10.05: Venus spacecraft 'in good shape' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4374692.stm

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