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Venus Express arrives in Baikonur

10 August 2005

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Venus Express arrives at Baikonur airport

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The Venus Express spacecraft arrives at Yubileiny airport in the Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, on 7 August 2005, on board an Antonov 124 cargo plane.

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Venus Express moves to the cosmodrome facilities

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The Venus Express container is moved from the Yubileiny airport to the MIK 112 hangar, where a series of tests on the spacecraft are performed.

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Venus Express arrives at the MIK 112 hangar facilities

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The Venus Express container is moved from the Yubileiny airport to the MIK 112 hangar, where a series of tests on the spacecraft are performed.

Credits: ESA

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