Rocket Lab’s Pioneer Spacecraft Delivers Re-Entry for Varda’s In-Space Manufacturing Capsule in South Australia.

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) NASA has installed a heat shield on the first private spacecraft bound for Venus, led by Rocket Lab. The Heatshield for Extreme Entry Environment Technology ...

The first, a probe that will fall through Venus’ atmosphere and measure the sizes of sulfuric acid droplets, is slated to launch in 2026. A later mission would use a two-ton rocket to launch ...

The noon Sun stands directly over Earth’s equator at 5:01 a.m. EDT on March 20. This point is the vernal equinox, or simply ...

Tall plumes of white vapor rise from the rocky Venusian surface in this April 19, 1977, artist's concept. A little over a year later, NASA's Pioneer Venus 1 would launch as the first of a ...

The Pioneer spacecraft designed ... as well as the first private commercial mission to Venus. Rocket Lab has three launch pads at two launch sites, including two launch pads at a private orbital ...

is ready to guide the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft through its closest encounter with Venus so far. Today's flyby will be the first to significantly "tilt" the spacecraft's orbit and allow it ...

A company that's slated to launch the world's first-ever private mission to Venus is getting ready for the planet's super-hot temperatures with some help from NASA. The space agency boasted in a ...

Rocket Lab technician prepares third Pioneer spacecraft for Varda Space Industries W-3 mission for shipment to Vandenberg Space Force Base. Credit: Rocket Lab The Pioneer spacecraft designed ...

Rocket Lab (RKLB) announced it has delivered another Pioneer spacecraft for Varda Space Industries, Inc. to Vandenberg Space Force Base in preparation for launch. It’s Rocket Lab’s third ...