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Japanese Probe That Famously Sent Fictional Pop Star to Venus Is Officially Dead
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Japanese Probe That Famously Sent Fictional Pop Star to Venus Is Officially Dead

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JAXA had been attempting to restore contact with Akatsuki for a year before terminating the mission.

Venus is officially a lonely planet. After losing contact with the Akatsuki spacecraft last year, Japan’s space agency (JAXA) has officially ended operations of the lone mission left in our neighboring planet’s orbit. Earlier this week, JAXA determin... [2664 chars]

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