Weather Postpones Japanese Venus Orbiter Launch
AKATSUKI DELAY: The launch of Japan’s Venus climate orbiter, “Akatsuki,” was postponed five minutes before its scheduled early morning liftoff May 18 due to unfavorable cloudy weather over Tanegashima Space Center. The satellite, also known as “Planet-C,” is designed to investigate the mysteries of...
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