Article: Venus Express enters into orbit

Venus Express enters into orbit

PARIS, April 11 (Xinxhua) -- European Space Agency's probe, Venus Express, went into orbit successfully on Tuesday, according to mission controllers.

At 0717 GMT, mission controllers ignited the main engine of Venus Express, to help it slow down to enter the orbit of Venus. This procedure, which lasted about 50 minutes, was critical to the whole mission as the probe must be slow enough to allow ...

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