Venus Life Finder Atmospheric Probe
The exact small atmospheric flight capsule for Rocket Lab's first private Venus mission. NASA Ames engineers completed a fit check of its HEEET-protected capsule in 2025. After deployment from the Explorer cruise spacecraft, it is intended to carry one autofluorescence nephelometer through the Venus cloud layer for a brief search for complex organic chemistry.
Identity
- Aliases
- Rocket Lab Venus atmospheric probeVenus Life Finder flight capsuleMorning Star mini-probe
- Name
- Venus Life Finder Atmospheric Probe
- Slug
- venus-life-finder-atmospheric-probe-flight-capsule
- Status
- planned
Details
- Description
- The exact small atmospheric flight capsule for Rocket Lab's first private Venus mission. NASA Ames engineers completed a fit check of its HEEET-protected capsule in 2025. After deployment from the Explorer cruise spacecraft, it is intended to carry one autofluorescence nephelometer through the Venus cloud layer for a brief search for complex organic chemistry.
- Operator Id
- jd789bbr70s3k0kj4czsm3ep0n7kq3ry
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7v8byjty0r9ef0h8kgxyfbxh8aqbpc
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- Creation Time
- 7/17/2026, 6:37:42 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/17/2026, 6:39:54 AM
Other
- Vehicle Code
- Venus Life Finder Probe