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Corey S Powell
Corey S Powell @coreyspowell@mastodon.social  路  2 months ago

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The first private mission to Venus is taking shape with some help from engineers at NASA-Ames.

Rocket Lab's Venus mission, currently set for launch in Summer 2026, will search for evidence of life or habitable conditions in the clouds of Venus.

https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/nasa-installs-heat-shield-on-first-private-spacecraft-bound-for-venus/ #space #science #nature #life

Engineers at NASA鈥檚 Ames Research Center in California鈥檚 Silicon Valley, Bohdan Wesely, right, and Eli Hiss, left, complete a fit check of the two halves of a space capsule that will study the clouds of Venus for signs of life.
Engineers at NASA鈥檚 Ames Research Center in California鈥檚 Silicon Valley, Bohdan Wesely, right, and Eli Hiss, left, complete a fit check of the two halves of a space capsule that will study the clouds of Venus for signs of life.
Engineers at NASA鈥檚 Ames Research Center in California鈥檚 Silicon Valley, Bohdan Wesely, right, and Eli Hiss, left, complete a fit check of the two halves of a space capsule that will study the clouds of Venus for signs of life.
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Corey S Powell
Corey S Powell @coreyspowell@mastodon.social  路  2 months ago

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The main instrument on the upcoming Venus mission will be an "autofluorescence nephelometer" -- a cool term meaning that it will search for organic compounds & aerosol particles or bubbles that could support life.

The primary mission will last just 5 minutes. But very action-packed minutes!

https://www.morningstarmissions.space/rocketlabmissiontovenus

Instrument: AutoFluorescence Nephelometer
Scientific purpose: Detect and derive particle size and number density, derive complex reflective index, quantify asphericity of particles, and detect fluorescence from particles.
Instrument: AutoFluorescence Nephelometer Scientific purpose: Detect and derive particle size and number density, derive complex reflective index, quantify asphericity of particles, and detect fluorescence from particles.
Instrument: AutoFluorescence Nephelometer Scientific purpose: Detect and derive particle size and number density, derive complex reflective index, quantify asphericity of particles, and detect fluorescence from particles.
Rocket Lab will launch a small probe to Venus aboard its Electron rocket to advance the search for life signs beyond Earth. The probe will be dropped off into the Venus atmosphere with a mission lifetime of about 5 minutes.
Rocket Lab will launch a small probe to Venus aboard its Electron rocket to advance the search for life signs beyond Earth. The probe will be dropped off into the Venus atmosphere with a mission lifetime of about 5 minutes.
Rocket Lab will launch a small probe to Venus aboard its Electron rocket to advance the search for life signs beyond Earth. The probe will be dropped off into the Venus atmosphere with a mission lifetime of about 5 minutes.
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