10 August 1990 Posted on August 9, 2012 by Staff The Magellan space probe reaches the planet Venus. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." Mark Twain — Click here for more from Mark Twain Related posts: 22 May 1990 9 September 1990 13 November 1990 25 March 1990 28 March 1990 22 June 1990 2 August 1939 10 August 1557