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The Venera (Russian: Вене́ра, pronounced [vʲɪˈnʲɛrə] 'Venus') program was a series of space probes developed by the Soviet Union between 1961 and 1984 to gather information about the planet Venus.
Oct 11, 2019 · Key insights came from a Russian-language paper—which was new to most of the non-Russian scientists at the meeting—presenting data from the Soviet VEGA missions of the 1980s, which successfully...
- Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Jun 2, 2021 · Despite the best efforts of scientists eager to study Earth’s sister world, U.S. efforts to send a dedicated spacecraft to Venus languished—until NASA made a surprising announcement.
Aug 26, 2020 · Venera 1, the first probe in the series of Soviet Venus missions, weighed in at an impressive 1,400 pounds (at just 184 pounds, the first satellite, Sputnik 1, was a mere featherweight in...
Sep 13, 2021 · US Space Force Partners with SpaceX, Awarding $733.6 Million for National Security Missions
- Aubrey Clarke
Sep 12, 2021 · Of the 30 space missions to successfully fly by or orbit Venus to date, more than one-third were part of the former Soviet Union's Venera series of robotic probes.
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