🗞️ South Korea’s Venus-focused cubesat advances as larger missions face NASA cuts

South Korea's Venus-focused cubesat advances as larger missions face NASA cuts

South Korea's state-backed Institute for Basic Science has ordered the first of five cubesats to study Venus from LEO starting next year, bolstering sustained planetary research as flagship missions face budget uncertainty.

TAMPA, Fla. — South Korea's state-backed Institute for Basic Science (IBS) has ordered the first of five cubesats to study Venus from low Earth orbit (LEO) starting next year, bolstering sustained planetary research as flagship missions face budget u... [2923 chars]

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