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Thu Dec 31 2026

Rocket Lab

NZSA Venus Mission

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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

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Rocket Details

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Neutron

Description:

Neutron is an upcoming medium-lift two-stage launch vehicle under development by Rocket Lab. Neutron features a reusable first stage fueled by LOX and Methane.

MISSION OVERVIEW

Type: Planetary Science
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.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

Pad

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 3 (Launch Area 0 D)