Also don't forget Japan's Akatsuki space probe which will will attempt to insert itself in orbit around Venus in November. It "missed" in 2010 due to an engine

Also don't forget Japan's Akatsuki space probe which will will attempt to insert itself in orbit around Venus in November. It "missed" in 2010 due to an engine failure and had to wait 5 years for another attempt: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akatsuki_%28spacecraft%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akatsuki_%28spacecraft%29