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China Plans Bold Venus Mission to Uncover Secrets

5/9/2025

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China is gearing up for an ambitious mission to Venus, set to launch between 2028 and 2035. This groundbreaking endeavor, led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the China National Space Administration, aims to unveil the planet's atmospheric secrets and search for signs of life. Two spacecraft will work in tandem—one orbiting and the other plunging into the planet's extreme atmosphere.

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China is gearing up for an ambitious mission to Venus, set to launch between 2028 and 2035. This groundbreaking endeavor, led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the China National Space Administration, aims to unveil the planet's atmospheric secrets and search for signs of life. Two spacecraft will work in tandem—one orbiting and the other plunging into the planet's extreme atmosphere.