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NASA plans two new missions to Venus, the first in decades – Aljazeera.com
Two new missions called DAVINCI+ and VERITAS aim to shed light on key aspects of Earth’s so-called ‘sister planet.’
NASA on Wednesday announced plans to launch two new scientific missions to Venus between 2028 and 2030 its first in decades to study the atmosphere and geologic features of Earths so-called sister planet.
The United States space agency said it was awarding about $500m for development of each of the two missions, dubbed DAVINCI+ (short for Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble Gases, Chemistry and Imaging) and VERITAS (an acronym for Venus Emissivity, Radio Science, InSAR, Topography and Spectroscopy).
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