The Russian Federal Space Agency announced that it has agreed with the United States for a joint Venus mission. However, no information was given on the start date of the mission.
Dimitri Rogozin, Head of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), announced that they agreed on a joint mission with the United States (USA) to conduct research on Venus. Answering questions from a Russian journalist on YouTube, Rogozin said it would be “economically and technically” easier to run such a mission together.
“It will be easier to solve such problems when we use the talents of our scientists,” said Rogozin, adding that this is also desired by the United States. However, the Russian official did not make a statement on the schedule of the mission.
Russia announced last year that it would launch a Venus mission, and announced that a space probe is planned to be sent between 2027 and 2029. Finally, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced that it would start the investigation of Venus.
Venus, which is Earth’s neighbor in the Solar System, is almost the same size as Earth. The surface temperature on Venus, which is covered with sulfuric acid clouds, reaches hundreds of degrees due to the greenhouse gas effect created by the atmosphere.
Missile test description
Roscosmos President Rogozin, who also spoke about the threat to the International Space Station (ISS) by the fragments of debris formed in the missile test that Russia shot down its own satellite on Monday, argued that there is no danger for the crew on the ISS. Stating that the wreckage pieces are under observation, Rogozin said, “We share this information with the Ministry of Defense to protect the ISS from unpleasant adventures.”
Russia shot down one of its satellites as part of an anti-satellite missile test, and astronauts and cosmonauts on the ISS took shelter in capsules due to the debris wave. There are currently seven crew members on the ISS, including four Americans, one German and two Russians. After the trial, Russia was criticized that the life safety of the crew was endangered.
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