The shield will be installed at the bottom of the ... entry for future missions targeting high-temperature planets like Venus. HEEET features a unique woven structure that enhances its ability ...

to apply a heat shield onto the small space capsule that's scheduled to launch next summer. Along with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Rocket Lab has since 2021 been planning its Venus ...

Teams at Ames work with private companies, like Rocket Lab, to turn NASA materials into solutions such as the heat shield tailor-made for this spacecraft destined for Venus, supporting the growth ...

the lava flows appear to originate near small shield volcanoes and extend towards the northeast, also following the direction of the slope,” Mastrogiuseppe added. Venus is the second planet from ...