Venus spacecraft communication lost: What’s next for humanity’s only orbiter?
Tokyo, Japan – The Japanese space agency, JAXA, announced on Wednesday that it has lost communication with its Akatsuki spacecraft orbiting around Venus. This communication failure occurred as the spacecraft faced difficulties maintaining its attitude, indicating a possible thruster issue preventing it from orienting back towards Earth. Efforts to restore communication have been ongoing since late April, but so far, no success has been achieved. JAXA stated that they are working on various measures to …