So they send a probe to search for life on Venus (Venus Life Finder) but this is a private company [0]. What is their angle? What is the return on investment?

So they send a probe to search for life on Venus (Venus Life Finder) but this is a private company [0]. What is their angle? What is the return on investment? This article [0] from September 2022 mention a planned launched in May 2023. Now they say January 2025. Is it a publicity stunt? Apparently, their working on this on their spare time: > According to the head of Rocket Lab Peter Beck, the mission to Venus is a project that is carried out by the company at night and on weekends. It is constantly pushed into the background, but engineers continue to work on it. [1] How serious is this thing? [0] https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/3636322-rocket-lab-to-conduct-first-private-mission-to-venus/ https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/3636322-rocket-lab-to... [1] https://universemagazine.com/en/rocket-lab-announces-a-new-launch-date-for-the-first-private-mission-to-venus/ https://universemagazine.com/en/rocket-lab-announces-a-new-l...