ESA’s Venus Express spacecraft has just completed its last phase of testing in Europe and is ready to be shipped to its launch site at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. One and a half years after ...

How has our knowledge of Venus evolved since ESA’s Venus Express spacecraft has been observing Earth’s twin? To answer this question and to present fresh new results concerning our cryptic neighbour, ...

During the reporting period all the activities for the Near Earth Commissioning of the instruments have been conducted according to plan. The SPICAV instrument has been successfully switched ON for ...

Following the announcement of the Venus Express launch delay due to particulate contamination found in the launcher fairing where the spacecraft was installed, ESA staff and industry teams have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On November 8, 2005, Europe launched its first mission to Venus. The spacecraft was called Venus Express. Venus is a hothouse ...

TEST BURN: Europe's Venus Express probe has successfully tested its main engine, which will be used to brake the spacecraft so that it can enter orbit around Earth's cloud-shrouded neighbor. The three ...