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JAXA PR — JAXA made the following report at the AKATSUKI’s third investigation meeting for the Space Activities Commission on June 30. As a result of analysis and verifications of the AKATSUKI’s anomaly cause estimated at the first and second investigation meetings, the highest possibility was found to be damage to the thruster nozzle of the orbit maneuver engine due to closure of the check valve during the orbit injection […]https://parabolicarc.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/akatsuki_venus.jpg