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Rocket issues delay 1st-ever private mission to Venus: 'We are awaiting Neutron readiness'

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The first-ever private mission to Venus is still groundbound due to delays with its launch vehicle, Rocket Lab's Neutron. But team members remain bullish on the groundbreaking mission.

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The first private robotic mission on Venus, prepared by scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in collaboration with the Californian company Rocket Lab, was postponed because the carrier rocket, Neutron, has not yet received the authorization to be launched, informs Space.com, taken over by Agerpres. The mission is part of a programme to ...

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Rocket Lab now has a probe ready to go to Venus, but the rocket that is supposed to travel the millions of kilometres that separate us from our neighbour, Neutron, is still not operational.

The first private mission dedicated to searching for life signs on Venus still has no confirmed launch date, while Rocket Lab prepares and qualifies its Neutron rocket.

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