Since then, we have implemented various measures to restore service, but communication has not yet been restored. We are currently working on restoring communication.
The potential loss of the Akatsuki spacecraft would mean losing humanity's only spacecraft presently orbiting Venus, marking the end of a mission that overcame a significant failure a decade ago.
The Japanese mission planners developed a new option for entering orbit around Venus due to the main engine failure by tossing oxidizer overboard to reduce the spacecraft's mass.
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