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Article: European orbiting Venus according to plan on mission to explore atmosphere, climate
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- April 11, 2006
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MELISSA EDDY, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
04-11-2006
Dateline: DARMSTADT, Germany
European scientists celebrated Tuesday the successful entry into orbit of their Venus Express craft, pulling off a critical stage of their mission to explore the hostile climate and atmosphere of Earth's nearest planetary neighbor.
Officials at the European Space Agency's control center in Darmstadt cheered, clapped and embraced as a green line indicating a clear signal from the craft appeared on their screens, indicating it had completed the maneuver inserting it into orbit.
"It's a fantastic mission for us, we've finally reached Venus," said project manager Don McCoy.
A short while later, scientists ...