Venus Express Launch
ESA's Venus Express launches to begin Europe's first dedicated mission to Venus.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Hakan Svedhem Biography and Timeline
Follow Hakan Svedhem through 8 dated historical records for Sweden.
Hakan Svedhem, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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2005
2006
Venus Express Orbit Insertion
Venus Express enters orbit around Venus and begins preparations for a long-term atmospheric and plasma investigation.
2007
Venus Atmospheric Dynamics
Venus Express observations show a highly variable atmosphere with rapidly changing cloud structures and upper-atmospheric behaviour.
2008
Venus Atmospheric Escape
Venus Express measurements help quantify the escape of charged particles from the Venusian atmosphere into space.
2010
Possible Venus Volcanism
Venus Express records large changes in sulfur dioxide abundance that are investigated as possible evidence of recent volcanic activity.
2012
Venus Rotation
Venus Express surface measurements indicate that the planet's rotation is slightly slower than values derived from Magellan observations.
2014
Venus Express Mission End
ESA ends Venus Express operations after fuel depletion following more than eight years of observations around Venus.
Venus Express Aerobraking
Venus Express performs experimental aerobraking passes through the upper atmosphere near the end of its mission.
Records, sources and methodology
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