Venus Landsailing Rover
NASA TechPort describes the Venus Landsailing Rover as a completed NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts project led by NASA Glenn Research Center to study a sail-propelled rover for long-duration Venus surface exploration. The Zephyr concept uses the dense Venus atmosphere and low winds for mobility while relying on high-temperature electronics, low-power photovoltaics, and robust systems to operate in the roughly 450°C, high-pressure, corrosive environment.
Identity
- Aliases
- Venus Landsailing RoverVenus LandsailerZephyr
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Name
- Venus Landsailing Rover
- Status
- completed
- Types
- developmentresearch
Details
- Description
- NASA TechPort describes the Venus Landsailing Rover as a completed NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts project led by NASA Glenn Research Center to study a sail-propelled rover for long-duration Venus surface exploration. The Zephyr concept uses the dense Venus atmosphere and low winds for mobility while relying on high-temperature electronics, low-power photovoltaics, and robust systems to operate in the roughly 450°C, high-pressure, corrosive environment.
- End Date
- 2013-06-01
- Leads
- Participants
- -
- Start Date
- 2012-09-01
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 06:38:19 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 06:38:19 UTC