EnVision will be ESA\u2019s next Venus orbiter, providing a holistic view of the planet from its inner core to upper atmosphere to determine how and why Venus and Earth evolved so differently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The mission was selected by ESA\u2019s Science Programme Committee on 10 June as the fifth Medium-class mission in the Agency\u2019s Cosmic Vision plan, targeting a launch in the early 2030s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA new era in the exploration of our closest, yet wildly different, Solar System neighbour awaits us,\u201d says G\u00fcnther Hasinger, ESA Director of Science. \u201cTogether with the newly announced NASA-led Venus missions<\/a>, we will have an extremely comprehensive science programme at this enigmatic planet well into the next decade.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n