Japan Concludes Venus Mission After Decade-Long Journey
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Japan's 'Akatsuki' spacecraft, launched in 2010 to study Venus, has been decommissioned in 2024 after 15 years of operation, providing valuable atmospheric data and discoveries despite initial setbacks, with future missions planned by NASA and ESA to further explore Venus.
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