The Venus Exploration Analysis Group
Unveil Venus: Why is Earth's sister planet so different?
VEXAG was established by NASA in 2005 to identify scientific priorities and opportunities for the exploration of Venus, Earth’s sister planet. The group has an open membership and an 7-person Executive Committee, 3 Focus Groups, and 2 Topical Analysis Groups. Input from the scientific community is actively sought. The VEXAG provides findings to NASA Headquarters, but does not make recommendations. Stay in touch by visiting our Twitter and Facebook pages! If you have interest in becoming a member of VEXAG, please fill out the VEXAG Indication of Interest form.
VEXAG Charter
The Venus Exploration Analysis Group is NASA's community-based forum designed to provide scientific input and technology development plans for planning and prioritizing the exploration of Venus over the next several decades. VEXAG is chartered by NASA's Solar System Exploration Division and reports its findings to NASA. Open to all interested scientists, VEXAG regularly evaluates Venus exploration goals, scientific objectives, investigations, and critical measurement requirements, including especially recommendations in the NRC Decadal Survey and the Solar System Exploration Strategic Roadmap.
Venus Exploration Decadal Survey White Papers
Guiding Documents Updates 2019
Draft Venus Exploration Goals, Objectives and Investigations – January 2019 (PDF) (DOCX)
Draft Roadmap for Venus Exploration – January 2019 (PDF) (DOCX)
Draft Venus Technology Plan - December 2018 (PDF) (DOCX)
Request for Community Comments on VEXAG’s Venus Exploration Documents - Part I
Request for Community Comments on VEXAG’s Venus Exploration Documents - Part 2
Guiding Documents
Goals, Objectives and Investigations for Venus Exploration: 2016
Roadmap for Venus Exploration: 2014
Venus Bridge Summary Report - April 20, 2018
VEXAG Venus Bridge Study Briefing to Thomas Zurbuchen - April 20, 2018
Aerial Platforms for the Scientific Exploration of Venus - October 2018
Recent Meeting
16th Meeting of the Venus Exploration Analysis Group
November 6–8, 2018, Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Maryland
Upcoming Meetings
International Venus Conference
The 74th Fujihara Seminar : "Akatsuki" Novel Development of Venus Science
Rescheduled for May 31–June 3 (Fri-Mon), 2019
Hilton Niseko Village, Hokkaido, Japan
Access to Akatsuki data
Data have been archived at the PDS Atmospheres Node at http://atmos.nmsu.edu/Venus/akatsuki.html