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Venus Express Blasts Off

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish dept.

kitzilla writes "The European Space Agency's Venus Express probe has been successfully launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The mission's first attempt was scrubbed last month after technicians spotted a problem with the lift vehicle. In about five months, Venus Express will pull into orbit around our closest planetary neighbor and begin five months of scheduled observations. On the short list of mission objectives: a detailed mapping of Venus' surface, a survey of the planet's complex atmosphere, and a look into the possibility of active Venusian volcanoes."

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  1. Cool - Does that mean... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...Google Venus is on the way ??? :-)

  2. Re:How come... by DeathByDuke · · Score: 2, Funny

    but wed see the secret death star construction site. thats why they wont.

  3. Re:What's the use... by Capt+James+McCarthy · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... of finding active volcanoes on Venus? Could someone get some practical use out of such a find?

    Well, the US takes Mars, Europe takes Venus, and the taxable populations get it in the Uranus.

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  4. Deja Vu by ZB+Mowrey · · Score: 2, Funny

    I guess as long as they're not planning to have the satellite return to Earth, it's all good. Remember, this is how Night of the Living Dead all started.

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  5. The real reason for the Venus Express... by aggressor-on · · Score: 5, Funny

    Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus... Its just an excuse to check out some hot Women!