About Venus Express Mission

On November 9th of 2005, Venus Express was successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Russia. Successful insertion into Venus' orbit took place on April 11, 2006 and data analysis is well underway. Venus Express achieved its desired orbit in May and has been sending routine data from its science instruments. Results are being announced as they become available. The mission is expected to provide data on the Venus atmosphere for several of the planet's days.

The Venus Express mission has many US participating and interdisciplinary scientists who are supported by NASA. We are pleased to present the Education and Public Outreach efforts for the Venus Express Mission in cooperation with the European Space Agency and support from NASA.

Last Update: June 30, 2009