The Venus Exploration Analysis Group (VEXAG) was established by NASA in July 2005 to identify scientific priorities and strategy for exploration of Venus. VEXAG is currently composed of a chair and five focus groups. The focus groups will actively solicit input from the scientific community. VEXAG will report its findings and provide input to NASA, but will not make recommendations.

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, including a Venus surface sample return. 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 White Papers for the Next Decadal Study

NASA 2009–2011 Planetary Sciences Decadal Survey Newsletters

April 1, 2009
July 2, 2009
October 3, 2009

Pathways for Venus Exploration
October 21, 2009

Seventh Meeting of the Venus Exploration and Analysis Group (VEXAG)
October 28–29, 2009
Irvine, California
In conjunction with the Next Decadal Survey Panel meeting on October27–28, 2009
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/vexag/investigations_comments/

The Seventh Meeting of the Venus Exploration and Analysis Group (VEXAG) will be mid-day Wednesday, October 28–Thursday, October 29, at the Marriott Irvine, 18000 Von Karman Avenue, Irvine, California, 92612, (949) 553-0100. A block of rooms will be available from Tuesday through Thursday nights under the block code VEXAG. This VEXAG Meeting follows the second Planetary Sciences Decadal Survey Inner Planets Panel meeting, which will be in Irvine on Monday mid-day to Wednesday mid-day (October 26–27 and 28).  
 
This VEXAG meeting will emphasize discussions of future missions to Venus as well as providing a survey of the Venus White papers that have been submitted for the 2009–2011 Planetary Sciences Decadal Survey. If you plan on attending, please RSVP via the Indication of Intent form.
 
For student travel grants, provide name, school affiliation, a brief description of interest in Venus, as well as a title for a poster and/or open mike presentation (1–2 slides and 5–10 minutes) to Tommy Thompson, JPL, (Thomas.W.Thompson@jpl.nasa.gov). Deadline is this end-of-day, Monday, October 19th as it takes a few days to get the paperwork in place.

Preliminary Agenda

Venus Flagship Mission Study

ESA's Venus Express Mission

An International Conference “Venus Our Closest Earth-like Planet: From Surface to Thermosphere - How does it Work?
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
August 30–September 2, 2010
More Information available later this month

Indication of Intent