Scientists ready for launch of Venus probe

Scientists were counting down today for the blast off of a Russian booster rocket carrying a European-built probe aimed at exploring the hot, dense atmosphere around Venus.

Scientists ready for launch of Venus probe
Tue, 08 Nov, 2005 - 15:22

Scientists were counting down today for the blast off of a Russian booster rocket carrying a European-built probe aimed at exploring the hot, dense atmosphere around Venus.

The launch of the European Space Agency’s Venus Express probe is planned for 3.33am GMT tomorrow at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

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