For years, humanity has been making plans to go to Mars and settle there. While this popularity of the red planet continues, Venus has been overshadowed by these discussions. However, this situation seems to change with the latest findings.
A new one is added to the space trips to Venus
NASA and the European Space Agency will send spacecraft to Venus, which attracts attention with its high temperatures and incredible surface pressure. Along with these, a New Zealand-based space agency has announced that it will send vehicles to research Venus.
Space agency Rocket Lab recently shared more details for the Venus mission in Aerospace magazine. It is the first special mission to Venus with launch planned for 2023. Rocket Lab’s Photon spacecraft is scheduled to launch with the company’s Electron rocket.
Rocket Lab wants to check whether any living things live in the thick cloud layer of the planet with the spacecraft it will send to Venus. Although there are no suitable conditions on Venus, whose similarity with Earth has been discussed for a long time, it is thought that microorganisms may still exist.
Rocket Lab will investigate the atmosphere of Venus with this space mission. The company, which wants to collect data on what Venus clouds consist of, will orbit the planet with the help of an instrument called an autofluorescent nephelometer and collect various samples.
The Electron rocket will launch in May 2023 and will carry the Photon spacecraft into orbit around Earth. The spacecraft will then leave and set out for Venus. The spacecraft, which is expected to reach orbit in October 2023, will deploy the probe, which will send data to Earth in the atmosphere of Venus.
The results of this mission, which is the first opportunity to directly investigate the cloud particles of Venus, are eagerly awaited by the scientific community. So what do you think about Venus explorations? You can share your views with us in the comments section.
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