Akatsuki Probe

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has confirmed that it lost contact with the spacecraft Akatsuki, humanity's only mission to Venus. The announcement was made on X (formerly Twitter).

The success marks the first time a Japanese space probe has entered into the orbit of another planet.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) today made a second attempt to put the Akatsuki probe into orbit around Venus.

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has confirmed that it lost contact with the spacecraft Akatsuki, humanity's only mission to Venus. The announcement was made on X (formerly Twitter).

The success marks the first time a Japanese space probe has entered into the orbit of another planet.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) today made a second attempt to put the Akatsuki probe into orbit around Venus.