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Neutron: NZSA Venus Mission

expected 2027

expected 2027

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    Neutron: NZSA Venus Mission is expected 2027. The exact day has not been announced yet.

    Rocket Lab is preparing to launch NZSA Venus Mission on a Neutron from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA. NZSA Venus Mission is a small direct Venus entry probe with a single 1 kg low-mass, low-cost autofluorescing nephelometer riding on a satellite bus based on the Photon Upper stage of the Electron rocket. The probe mission will spend approximately 5 minutes in the Venus cloud layers, 48-60 km above the surface, collecting in situ measurements to search for organic molecules in cloud particles and constrain particle composition. Launch is expected in 2027 and no firm date has been announced yet.

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    United States of AmericaWallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

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    Last verified Sep 16, 2026

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