Venus atmospheric balloon

The Venus atmospheric balloon was a 20th century Earth probe sent to explore Venus.

History

In 1983, the balloon traversed Venus for several days. It carried a package of instruments to study its stratosphere and sent telemetry back to Earth. (ST reference: Spaceflight Chronology)

The real-world mission was completed in mid-June 1985. It traveled more than 11,100 kilometers through Venus's atmosphere.

Appendices

References

• ST reference: Spaceflight Chronology

External link

• Vega 2 Balloon mission article and probe image at NASA's website.