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ESA Venus Mission Delayed

Posted by Zonk on from the use-spacely-sprokets dept.

MrShaggy writes "The BBC is reporting that the ESA has announced that they have to hold the Venus Mission. According to the article, contamination is being blamed. From the article: 'Esa said the delay had been prompted by the discovery that insulation from the rocket launcher had contaminated the Venus Express spacecraft. "The satellite is contaminated, so they will have to dismantle and re-mount it again," a spokesperson for the space agency told the BBC News website.'"

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  1. Dear European Space Agency: by StewardsHaveMoreFun · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Can I be the next Flying Dutchman? Cover letter and resumè are attached.