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There is also an ambitious program for Grand Tour missions to the outer planets proposed in the 1969 NAS study The Outer Solar System: A Program for Exploration. The present study was convened to re-examine the question of Venus exploration in the light of the proposed NASA programs and the scientific developments since 1968.
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Very rapidly studies of plane tary meteorology, planetary aeronomy, planetology, and plane tary biology emerged which involved, in the main, research workers from the parallel terrestrial disciplines. Earth and planetary studies suddenly merged and simultaneously diverged from astronomy.
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" is that events have conspired to produce a situation in which exploration of Venus is unusually timely and rewarding. Despite Venera entry probes and Mariner flybys, we know very little about the lower atmosphere of Venus, and yet we have many competing theories the merits of which can be tested with relatively simple measurements.
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Although since 1968, no programs have been approved or funded involving missions to Venus or small spacecraft, it has been a period of planning activity by NASA, its centers, and its contractors. This planning has taken place in close con tact with scientific groups from outside the agency, and the result has been a particularly rewarding interaction among scientists, engineers, and planners, which in this group's opinion represents a significant advance in the planning of space missions.
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