NASA weighing continuing VERITAS versus future Discovery mission

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NASA weighing continuing VERITAS versus future Discovery mission

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WASHINGTON — Budget pressures in NASA’s planetary science program could force the agency to choose between continuing a mission to Venus that has already been delayed or requesting proposals for a future mission.

NASA’s fiscal year 2024 budget proposal, released March 13, included $3.383 billion for planetary science, a 5.7% increase from what Congress appropriated for 2022. The agency, in the rollout of the budget, emphasized the funding included in the proposal for major planetary missions like Mars Sample Return and Europa Clipper.

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Scientists erupt at NASA gutting funding for crucial Venus mission

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This month saw the announcement of one of the most exciting findings about Venus in decades: the first direct evidence of an active volcano there. But rather than jubilation, the mood in the planetary science community is grim, as funding has been gutted for a key Venus mission that was poised to answer some of the biggest questions about the planet and its volcanic activity. 

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