News: Japan moves to test "space yacht" and solve Venus's "biggest mystery"

RIA Novosti has an article mentioning: "... rocket blasted off from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan on Friday carrying the country's first Venus probe and an experimental solar sail, the country's space agency said. The liftoff was initially scheduled early Tuesday, but was postponed until 1:58 Moscow time Friday [21:58 GMT ..."

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