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VENUS EXPRESS

EADS Astrium was prime contractor to ESA for the design and development of Venus Express, the first European spacecraft to visit the planet Venus. Venus Express was launched on a Soyuz/Fregat rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in November 2005. After a five-month journey, it arrived at its destination orbit around Venus in April 2006. The mission around Venus was designed to last two Venusian days (486 Earth days) - due to the planet’s slow rotation, a day at Venus is in fact longer than a year. This successful mission has been granted an extension until 31 December 2012, subject to a mid-term review in 2010.