Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Rocket Lab Mission to Venus |
| Authors: |
French, Richard, Mandy, Christophe, Hunter, Richard, Mosleh, Ehson, Sinclair, Doug, Beck, Peter, Seager, Sara, Petkowski, Janusz J., Carr, Christopher E., Grinspoon, David H., Baumgardner, Darrel |
| Source: |
Aerospace 2022, 9, 445 |
| Publication Year: |
2022 |
| Collection: |
Astrophysics |
| Subject Terms: |
Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics |
| More Details: |
Regular, low-cost Decadal-class science missions to planetary destinations will be enabled by high-{\Delta}V small spacecraft, such as the high-energy Photon, and small launch vehicles, such as Electron, to support expanding opportunities for scientists and to increase the rate of science return. The Rocket Lab mission to Venus is a small direct entry probe planned for baseline launch in May 2023 with accommodation for a single ~1 kg instrument. A backup launch window is available in January 2025. The probe mission will spend about 5 min in the Venus cloud layers at 48-60 km altitude above the surface and collect in situ measurements. We have chosen a low-mass, low-cost autofluorescing nephelometer to search for organic molecules in the cloud particles and constrain the particle composition.
Comment: Based on the text of the Venus Life Finder Mission Study report (arXiv:2112.05153). Published in Aerospace as a part of the Special Issue "The Search for Signs of Life on Venus: Science Objectives and Mission Designs" (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/aerospace/special_issues/Search_Life_Venus_Science_Objectives_Mission_Designs). arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:2112.05153 |
| Document Type: |
Working Paper |
| DOI: |
10.3390/aerospace9080445 |
| Access URL: |
http://arxiv.org/abs/2208.07724 |
| Accession Number: |
edsarx.2208.07724 |
| Database: |
arXiv |
