The PLANET-C is supposed to be launched at the beginning on 2010 and will be the first mission to Venus in almost 20 years.
Quote from: johnxx9 on 09/29/2009 05:18 pmThe PLANET-C is supposed to be launched at the beginning on 2010 and will be the first mission to Venus in almost 20 years. Um, I know it may look like the mission doesn't even exist judging by the lack of press releases, but aren't you forgetting ESA's Venus Express?
Didn't Messenger do a flyby on the way to Mercury taking science data in 2007?
The Cassini spacecraft also visited Venus.
Quote from: ugordan on 09/29/2009 05:26 pmQuote from: johnxx9 on 09/29/2009 05:18 pmThe PLANET-C is supposed to be launched at the beginning on 2010 and will be the first mission to Venus in almost 20 years. Um, I know it may look like the mission doesn't even exist judging by the lack of press releases, but aren't you forgetting ESA's Venus Express?Sorry! My bad! I had the Magellan probe in mind.
...Looking forward to finally seeing a working solar sail