Rocket Lab may launch a small probe to Venus.

<p>In what could be the first private mission to another planet, the company<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/15/science/venus-life-rocketlab.html?smid=spacecal"> Rocket Lab is sending a Photon spacecraft toward Venus</a>, where it will fire a small probe to briefly study the<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/08/science/venus-life-phosphine.html?smid=spacecal"> toxic world’s atmosphere</a>.</p>