A Japanese Probe That Was Lost In Space For 5 Years Has Finally Made It To Venus
by The Daily Eye Team December 8 2015, 4:59 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 13 secsBack in 2010, Akatsuki was launched into space to study the surface of Venus. While the spacecraft reached the planet on 7 December 2010, it didn’t quite enter orbit around it owing to a faulty engine valve.