Tag Archives: Venus Express

Solar Sailing Comes of Age With IKAROS and Lightsail I

Posted on February 16, 2010 by admin

This is an article about lightsails, an idea that has been around for a long time, and is now approaching reality.  Both the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and America’s Planetary Society have plans underway to launch and test prototype lightsails.  … Continue reading →

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Rosetta Probe Has Encounters With Two Asteroids, Then Moves on to a Comet Rendezvous

Posted on February 1, 2010 by admin

This is the third in our three-part series about the recent successes of the European Space Agency in the exploration of the solar system. In the last two articles, we looked at the Mars Express and the Venus Express, and … Continue reading →

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ESA’s Venus Express Is Answering Questions About the Sun’s Second Planet

Posted on January 27, 2010 by admin

This is the second of our articles about the recent achievements of the European Space Agency. Since 2003, the ESA has launched three similar missions: the Mars Express probe in June 2003, the Rosetta comet mission in March 2004 and … Continue reading →

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