they want to put the "akatsuki" probe into orbit. jaxa failed to redirect "akatsuki." the probe had some engine trouble. it's now circling the sun. engineers thought they could make another attempt at putting "akatsuki" into orbit by 2015 at th earliest. they gave up when they discovered the probe's main engine was more badly damaged than they thought. now they hope to use smaller engines to drive the probe into orbit that also circles venus. engineers at a control center near tokyo thrust four smaller engines tuesday for ten minutes. they will do the same thing two more times this month. >> translator: i think we could thrust the probe's engines as scheduled. everything seemed completely normal. we are united in trying to make "akatsuki" japan's first spacecraft to enter the venus orbit. >> project members say they "akatsuki" will not be able to observe venus as originally planned. still they'll push ahead to enable observations with some scientific significance. >>> japan has decided to dispatch a self-defense unit to south sudan to help rebuild the country after a d

the japan aerospace exploration agency, jaxa, failed to redirect akatsuki. the probe had some engine trouble. it's now circling the sun. engineers thought they could make another attempt at putting akatsuki into orbit by 2015 at the earliest. they gave up when they discovered the probe's main engine was more badly damaged than they thought. now they hope to use smaller engines to drive the probe into a different orbit that also circles venus. engineers at a control center near tokyo thrust four smaller engines tuesday for about ten minutes. they'll do the same thing two more times this month. >> translator: i think we could thrust the probe's engines as scheduled. everything seemed completely normal. we're united in trying to make akatsuki japan's first spacecraft to enter the venus orbit. >> project members say akatsuki won't be able to observe venus as originally planned. still they'll push ahead to enable observations with some scientific significance. >>> stock markets nose dived after the greek prime minister announced a plan. the dow-jones fell more th

members say akatsuki won't be able to observe venus as originally planned. still, they'll push ahead to enable observations with some scientific significance. >>> women across india are fighting to find their place in politics. we'll have that story next on "behind the headlines" with michio. >> investors around the world are watching india's rapidly growing economy. the country's remarkable rise draws comparisons to china. indwhy's population now tops 1.. some say it's time women played a bigger role in politics and the economy. but issues such as poverty and unequal access to education are getting in the way of that goal. we wanted to get some perspective on the role of women in india's political and economic life. our senior commentator hiromi interviewed maria komar. so how did she get interested in politics in the first place? >> well, she is from a political family, and her father was a well respected indian leader. former deputy prime minister. during our interview, she explained to us her father's approach. >> he was freedom fighter, and he especiall