
ESA-Led Envision Spacecraft Gears Up for Travel to Venus; Undergoes Aerobraking Test for Scheduled Launch by 2030
Europe’s EnVision mission to Venus (ESA) In the midst of the Cold War, the Soviet Union sent Sputnik 1 into an elliptical low-Earth orbit in 1957, shocking the entire world and creating a frenzy for space exploration. It was another five years before a human creation encountered an alien planet. On December 14, 1962, NASA…