Oct 3 1992
From The Space Library
The Pioneer Venus orbiter ran out of thruster propellant today after circling Venus for 14 years. The orbiter was expected to bum up in Venus' atmosphere sometime in the coming week. The orbiter was the first U.S. spacecraft to circle Venus. It used a crude radar to map more than 90 percent of the planet's surface. (AP, Oct 3/92; UPI, Oct 3/92, Oct 5/92; W Times, Oct 5/92; NY Times, Oct 6/92)
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