The DAVINCI upcoming Venus mission (2031) has a descent stage, but surface operations are not part of the prime mission. Just taking pictures and readings on ga

The DAVINCI upcoming Venus mission (2031) has a descent stage, but surface operations are not part of the prime mission. Just taking pictures and readings on gas composition as it goes down towards the surface https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/nasa-s-davinci-mission-to-take-the-plunge-through-massive-atmosphere-of-venus https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/nasa-s-davinci-mis... > “The probe will touch-down in the Alpha Regio mountains but is not required to operate once it lands, as all of the required science data will be taken before reaching the surface.” said Stephanie Getty, deputy principal investigator from Goddard. “If we survive the touchdown at about 25 miles per hour (12 meters/second), we could have up to 17-18 minutes of operations on the surface under ideal conditions.” There will be a companion orbiter, as well, called VERITAS: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/veritas https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/veritas