Venus Life Finder Explorer Spacecraft
The exact Rocket Lab Explorer spacecraft planned to carry the Venus Life Finder atmospheric probe from Earth departure to Venus and release it for atmospheric entry. Rocket Lab's current platform page calls it Explorer; NASA's 2025 heat-shield update retains the Photon name for the same mission architecture.
Identity
- Aliases
- Venus Life Finder High-Energy PhotonRocket Lab Venus PhotonVenus cruise stage
- Name
- Venus Life Finder Explorer Spacecraft
- Slug
- venus-life-finder-explorer-spacecraft
- Status
- planned
Details
- Description
- The exact Rocket Lab Explorer spacecraft planned to carry the Venus Life Finder atmospheric probe from Earth departure to Venus and release it for atmospheric entry. Rocket Lab's current platform page calls it Explorer; NASA's 2025 heat-shield update retains the Photon name for the same mission architecture.
- Manufacturer Id
- jd789bbr70s3k0kj4czsm3ep0n7kq3ry
- Operator Id
- jd789bbr70s3k0kj4czsm3ep0n7kq3ry
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7mrp4scrcwjc3bh9py2460fs8apeyh
Links
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/17/2026, 6:37:24 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/17/2026, 6:39:41 AM
Other
- Vehicle Code
- Venus Life Finder Explorer