Ryan Somma
Vega Solar System Probe Bus and Landing Apparatus
In 1984 the Soviet Union launched the Vega 1 and Vega 2 spacecraft, which flew by Venus and dispatched atmospheric instruments and landers, then went on to pass through the tail of Comet Halley.
Taken at the National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: James S. McDonnell Space Hangar in Dulles, VA.
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Vega Solar System Probe Bus and Landing Apparatus
In 1984 the Soviet Union launched the Vega 1 and Vega 2 spacecraft, which flew by Venus and dispatched atmospheric instruments and landers, then went on to pass through the tail of Comet Halley.
Taken at the National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: James S. McDonnell Space Hangar in Dulles, VA.
Visit ideonexus.com for daily science news links and fascination.