The 2023 life-hunting mission will be just the beginning, if all goes according to plan. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Rocket ...

Image: Rocket Lab’s Electron-launched private mission to Venus will deploy a small probe from a high-energy Photon. Regular, low-cost Decadal-class science missions to planetary destinations will be ...

Rocket Lab now expects to launch a privately funded mission to Venus at the end of 2024, arriving at the planet in May 2025. Credit: Rocket Lab Updated Oct. 31 to clarify launch period.

Rocket Lab wants to go to Venus, and it’s building a rocket that could fuel its goals. Earlier this month, the New Zealand-founded company with US headquarters in Long Beach, California, unveiled its ...