Venus Life Finder Atmospheric Entry Probe
The small Venus Life Finder entry-probe architecture carries a single autofluorescence nephelometer for a brief descent through Venus's temperate cloud layer. NASA Ames supplied HEEET thermal-protection expertise and supported the flight capsule's heat-shield fit check; the probe deploys from Rocket Lab's Explorer spacecraft and is not designed to land or survive the descent.
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- Rocket Lab Venus probeVenus Life Finder capsuleMorning Star mini-probe
- Family Name
- Venus Life Finder Atmospheric Probe
- Full Name
- Venus Life Finder Atmospheric Entry Probe
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeatmospheric_probe
- Status
- development
- Type
- spacecraft
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- Description
- The small Venus Life Finder entry-probe architecture carries a single autofluorescence nephelometer for a brief descent through Venus's temperate cloud layer. NASA Ames supplied HEEET thermal-protection expertise and supported the flight capsule's heat-shield fit check; the probe deploys from Rocket Lab's Explorer spacecraft and is not designed to land or survive the descent.
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- Reusability
- expendable
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- Creation Time
- July 17, 2026 at 06:37:11 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 17:19:25 UTC
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