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Mar 17, 2023 · However, the proposal included only $1.5 million for the Venus Emissivity, Radio Science, InSAR, Topography, and Spectroscopy (VERITAS) mission, a Venus orbiter selected by NASA in 2021 as...
VERITAS (Venus Emissivity, Radio Science, InSAR, Topography, and Spectroscopy) is an upcoming mission from NASA 's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to map the surface of the planet Venus in high resolution.
- “Soft Cancellation”
- Resiliency Exhausted
- Mars Sample Return
- Space Stations Past and Future
- Congress Disposes
Those stresses are perhaps most evident in the budget for NASA’s planetary science programs. The 2024 proposal offers $3.38 billion, an increase of $180 million over 2023, a far cry from the $1.34 billion budget planetary science had a decade ago. But as scientists investigated the detailed budget proposal NASA released March 13, two numbers stood ...
The detailed budget came out as planetary scientists gathered near Houston for the annual Lunar and Planetary Sciences Conference (LPSC). During a NASA town hall session, many expressed their opposition to the VERITAS budget, concerned it set a dangerous precedent. Among those speaking at the town hall was Sue Smrekar, principal investigator for VE...
The other number that stood out in the planetary budget, $949.3 million, was for Mars Sample Return (MSR). That was a nearly 20% increase from what NASA projected last year needing for MSR in 2024. Moreover, the budget proposal warned of more cost increases to come. “Mars Sample Return costs are expected to increase beyond what is shown in the outy...
The fiscal year 2024 budget proposal contained little in the way of new initiatives. An exception to that was $180 million requested by NASA to start work on a deorbit tug for the International Space Station. NASA’s earlier plans, including an ISS transition plan it published in early 2022, projected using Russian Progress spacecraft to perform a c...
The release of the budget proposal kicks off a long process of congressional hearings and markups of spending bills. That will be particularly difficult this year with split control of Congress: Democrats retained control of the Senate but Republicans are now in the majority in the House. “There is peril ahead,” said Jean Toal Eisen, vice president...
Apr 15, 2024 · It also restarts work on VERITAS, a Venus orbiter mission that was put on hold in 2022. However, the entire $2.73 billion is allocated to those other programs, leaving nothing for MSR.
Mar 28, 2023 · The 2024 proposal allocates a $1.5 million shoestring budget to VERITAS — a severe drop from NASA's projected $56.7 million. Estimates for future years hold the mission funding at $1.5...
Dec 14, 2023 · The team now estimates $163 million more for a November 2029 launch; the next best window to get to Venus. Lori Glaze, Director of NASA’s Planetary Science Division, said on 30 October that...
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Mar 23, 2023 · However, the space agency only requested $1.5 million for its Venus Emissivity, Radio Science, InSAR, Topography, and Spectroscopy (VERITAS) mission, a major downgrade from the projected 2024...
