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Press Releases

Dec 07, 2010

Akatsuki Mission Statement

JAXA, Japan�s space agency, has announced that their mission to Venus, Akatsuki, did not succeed in entering orbit as planned on December 6.

May 14, 2010

Japan to Launch Mission to Venus and Solar Sail on Monday

Japan's AKATSUKI mission -- the Venus Climate Orbiter -- will launch Monday, May 17 along with the IKAROS solar sail.

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