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New Zealand latest nation to sign space agreement with NASA
Read full article: New Zealand latest nation to sign space agreement with NASANew Zealand has become the latest country to sign a space agreement with U.S. space agency NASA, just as New Zealandās nascent space industry begins to take off.
Thereās more than 1 way to send a spacecraft to Venus
Read full article: Thereās more than 1 way to send a spacecraft to VenusAdIt used to be -- in the U.S.-- NASA was the only way to fund and send a robotic mission to another world, but not anymore. The company wants to send the first robotic mission to Venus in 2023. (Image credit: Rocket Lab) (Rocket Lab)Meanwhile, NASA is considering funding its own missions to the planet considered Earthās twin. Currently there are two Venus missions under consideration and two more equally fascinating missions, one designed to study Jupiterās moon Io and another to Neptuneās moon Triton. AdHereās what launching a robotic mission to another planet looks like, in a nutshell, according to Wagner:āThis is what a typical NASA mission is.