Akatsuki - December 7, 2015

For five long years, the team behind the Akatsuki space probe waited. The probe intended for Venus had malfunctioned and ended up in the sun's orbit. Patience and clever thinking paid off though, and on this day in 2015, the little probe that could, finally did. Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Earl Green Hosted by Roberto Lewis Music by Devin Curry