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Rocket Lab's launch window for its long-awaited mission to Venus opens at the end of 2024 and stretches into 2025. A spokesperson told The Register that a precise launch date had yet to be set, but the company now has a period to work towards. The confirmation comes after the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gave the …

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  1. StrangerHereMyself Silver badge

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    This will be the first commercial scientific interplanetary mission ever flown, if I''m not mistaken. That in itself is pretty novel and could be a prelude to others. Maybe Musk, Bezos and Gates will want to fly their own missions now that Beck has thrown down the gauntlet.

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  2. RobThBay
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    A nightflight?

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=s1WLq_127dY

    How many remember Boney M?

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    1. Roger Kynaston
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      Re: A nightflight?

      Yeah, I thought of that. Then there was the scientist involved in the phosphene discovery who rewrote Life on Mars to be Life on Venus.

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    2. ravenviz Silver badge
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      Re: A nightflight?

      Superb. I can imagine a Buck Rogers spin off where Boney M get transported back from the 25th century to the 1970's!

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  3. Throatwarbler Mangrove Silver badge
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    Meanwhile, the probe thinks . . .

    "Oh no, not again."

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