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Oct 14, 2026
NASA · Milestone
NASA's Venus missions are back on track: DAVINCI targets 2030, VERITAS 2032
After budget cuts threatened one of them and derailed a European partnership, NASA's two Venus missions have launch targets again: the DAVINCI orbiter and descent probe in December 2030, and the VERITAS radar-mapping orbiter in November 2032. NASA has withdrawn its radar contribution to ESA's EnVision, which will fly a European-built alternative.