Finally, a mission we can reasonably expect to watch immediate results from.
(adds to daily site check list)
The ESA Venus Express mission plans to orbit the 2nd planet within 96 days.
See the
Venus Express Special Home Page
Official Mission Science & Technology Home Page
Launched November 9th on a Russian rocket
watch it here
Looks like ESA is working on some regular podcasts, too.
That Venus... she's smoking hot, but the acid clouds and crushing pressure might make her a bit too much of a bitch for most of us to handle.