[FPSPACE] VEx

[David M Harland]

Venus Express main engine burn starts

11 April 2006   At 09:17 CEST today, Venus Express started its main 
engine burn. The burn, to last 50 minutes, will slow down the 
spacecraft and allow the capture into orbit around Venus. The main 
engine burn started a few minutes after the firing of the spacecraft 
thrusters, to make sure the propellant settles in the feed lines to 
the main engine.