Rocket to launch Venus probe

Rocket to launch Venus probe

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - An H-2A rocket arrives at its launch pad at Tanegashima Space Center, southwestern Japan, on May 17, 2010. The rocket carrying Venus climate orbiter Akatsuki is scheduled to lift off the following day.

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