The Venera-D concept mission being developed by the Joint Russian US Science Definition Team (JSDT) is an exciting concept for exploring Venus and is based largely successful approach of heritage Soviet Veneras and VEGA missions. The desired science of Venera-D seeks to build on the results on these missions and also missions by other nations such as the American Mariners, Pioneer Venus, and Magellan missions, ESAs Venus Express, and the current Japanese Akatsuki mission. A number of elements comprise the potential full mission concept. Core elements of the mission include a long lived orbiter (3 years) and a short duration ( 2 hour) but powerful lander. Several other mission elements are possible depending on mission constraints which include cost limitations. Other possible elements include some form of mobile aerial platform, such as a balloon, long lived dropsonde(s), and sub-satellite. One can image the diverse maturity of technologies that will be needed to support the various elements of the Venera-D mission concept. Given the long heritage and recent orbiting missions, little technology challenges are expected for the orbiter. However it has been several decades since humanity has placed a functioning lander on the Venus surface or spent time floating in the Venus atmosphere so the technology challenges will be of greater concern. This briefing presents some of the results of the Venera-D technology sub-group.


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    Title :

    Venera-D: Technology Implications


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Moscow Solar System Symposium ; 2016 ; Moscow, Russia


    Publication date :

    2016-10-10


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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