the closest a non-Soviet probe has come to landing on Venus was the Pioneer Venus 2 (Pioneer 13) mission from 1978 when it launched a number of probes into the Venusian atmosphere, one of which ...

The Pioneer spacecraft leverages Rocket Lab ... 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 ...

The Pioneer spacecraft was 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 ...

Engineers at NASA's Ames Research Center complete a fit check of the two halves of a space capsule that will study the clouds of Venus for signs of life. | Credit: NASA/Brandon Torres Navarrete ...

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 ...

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 ...