Japan declared its Akatsuki spacecraft dead on Tuesday (Oct. 28), more than a year after the Venus climate probe failed to respond to calls from mission control.

Venus loses its last active spacecraft, as Japan declares Akatsuki orbiter dead

Source: space
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