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  1. There have been 46 space missions to the planet Venus (including gravity-assist flybys). Missions to Venus constitute part of the exploration of Venus. The Soviet Union, followed by the United States, have soft landed probes on the surface.

    • Venus Express. The European Space Agency's Venus Express studied the planet's ionosphere and atmosphere, enabling scientists to draw important conclusions about the surface.
    • MESSENGER. NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft flew past Venus twice on its way to Mercury.
    • Cassini-Huygens. NASA and the European Space Agency's Cassini-Huygens mission visited Venus twice during its long trek out to Saturn.
    • Magellan. NASA's Magellan orbiter mapped over 98% of Venus at a resolution of 100 meters or better using its radar.
  2. 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.

  3. There have been numerous uncrewed missions to Venus. Ten Soviet Venera probes achieved a soft landing on the surface, with up to 110 minutes of communication from the surface, all without return. Launch windows occur every 19 months.

    Mission (1960–1969)
    Launch
    Arrival
    Termination
    20 May 2010
    7 December 2015
    29 May 2024
    20 May 2010
    8 December 2010
    23 April 2015
    20 May 2010
    December 2010
    21 May 2010
    9 November 2005
    11 April 2006
    16 December 2014
  4. How big is Venus? How far is it from the Sun? Use this tool to compare Venus to Earth, and other planets. Read More

  5. Nov 11, 2024 · Since then, Venus has been the target of more than 20 spacecraft missions. Successful early Venus missions undertaken by the United States involved Mariner 2, Mariner 5 (1967), and Mariner 10 (1974). Each spacecraft made a single close flyby, providing successively improved scientific data in accord with concurrent advances in spacecraft and ...

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  7. Sep 18, 2020 · BepiColombo is a joint ESA and JAXA mission with two spacecraft that will arrive in Mercury's orbit in December 2025. Two flybys of Venus are planned on Oct. 15, 2020 and Aug. 11, 2021, and...

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