Comments on: Snuggling Up to Venus http://www.universetoday.com/2008/07/17/snuggling-up-to-venus/ Space and astronomy news Sun, 8 Nov 2009 08:15:54 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Al Laderman http://www.universetoday.com/2008/07/17/snuggling-up-to-venus/comment-page-1/#comment-26491 Al Laderman Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:34:05 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=15595#comment-26491 How does the ESA mission differ from the JPL/Hughes Space and Comm mission 2(?) decades ago, which pioneered aerobraking to circularize and reduce the orbit to enable radar imaging of Venus? I believe the north polar region was a prime target of that mission. Al How does the ESA mission differ from the JPL/Hughes Space and Comm mission 2(?) decades ago, which pioneered aerobraking to circularize and reduce the orbit to enable radar imaging of Venus? I believe the north polar region was a prime target of that mission.

Al

]]> By: neoguru http://www.universetoday.com/2008/07/17/snuggling-up-to-venus/comment-page-1/#comment-26372 neoguru Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:19:44 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=15595#comment-26372 I gotta agree with Astrofiend. We don't hear much about Venus even though it's closer and far more dynamic then Mars. My guess is that it will probably never host a human visitor. I gotta agree with Astrofiend. We don't hear much about Venus even though it's closer and far more dynamic then Mars. My guess is that it will probably never host a human visitor.

]]> By: Astrofiend http://www.universetoday.com/2008/07/17/snuggling-up-to-venus/comment-page-1/#comment-26323 Astrofiend Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:05:08 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=15595#comment-26323 There's something about this mission that just never inspired me like almost every other space mission does. I think it has something to do with the fact that the team is HOPELESS at communicating their findings to the public; you simply never hear a peep from them, even on the main mission website. It's disappointing, because pre-launch I was looking forward to it with great anticipation. Doubly disappointing, because the science is of a very high quality, and quite ground-breaking. There's something about this mission that just never inspired me like almost every other space mission does. I think it has something to do with the fact that the team is HOPELESS at communicating their findings to the public; you simply never hear a peep from them, even on the main mission website.

It's disappointing, because pre-launch I was looking forward to it with great anticipation. Doubly disappointing, because the science is of a very high quality, and quite ground-breaking.

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