Rocket Lab announced last year that it had partnered with MIT to take on the first private mission to study Venus, which will look for signs of microbial life in the clouds. The team planned to build the system cheaply and quickly by NASA standards—the original goal was spring 2023, but it’s since been pushed to the next launch window, which opens in the last few days of 2024.
https://payloadspace.com/rocket-lab-takes-on-venus/
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