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- The space agency now plans to send a spacecraft to Venus as early as 2031, a few years later than its original plan to launch in 2027.
VERITAS, and another mission called DAVINCI, will be the first NASA spacecraft to explore Venus since the 1990s. Veritas will discover the secrets of a lost habitable world, gathering data to reveal how the paths of Venus and Earth diverged.
Mar 15, 2024 · The space agency now plans to send a spacecraft to Venus as early as 2031, a few years later than its original plan to launch in 2027. What changed—and what are the upsides of going to Venus at...
The spacecraft will arrive at Venus after a six-month cruise, and enter a polar orbit (orbiting over the poles, rather than the equator). VERITAS will perform an orbit insertion maneuver using its six main engines. The spacecraft's initial orbit at Venus will be highly elliptical, lasting 120 hours.
Nov 9, 2017 · Dozens of spacecraft have launched to explore Venus, but not all have been successful. NASA's Mariner 2 was the first spacecraft to visit any planet beyond Earth when it flew past Venus on Dec. 14, 1962. NASA is planning two new missions to Venus: VERITAS, and DAVINCI.
Jun 2, 2021 · NASA will be heading back to Venus for the first time in decades. Two missions will explore the history of the planet's water and habitability. One of NASA’s next missions to Venus will be an...
Jun 4, 2021 · While VERITAS will send an orbiter to map the planet in more detail than ever before, DAVINCI+ will drop a probe through the planet's thick clouds to explore its atmosphere before landing on the ...
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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.
