# Missions
**Missions are the foundation for flight planning and operational decision-making in NOVA.**
They serve as structured digital plans for intended drone or air taxi operations. By defining a mission, users describe their planned drone operations. This description is the basis for the digital twin of the drone flight in NOVA which enables the trajectory simulations.
## What is a mission?
A mission in NOVA is a virtual flight plan that describes how, where, and under what conditions an aircraft is expected to operate.
The [mission type](/nova/missions/types.md) determines the structure of the planned operation:
* A single location, e.g. for a single VLOS flight
* Multiple locations, e.g. for inspection at different customer projects
* Or a route from point A to B, e.g. for a BVLOS drone delivery mission
The mission combines [**Assets**](/nova/assets.md) to collect all information needed to simulate and evaluate a planned flight. These Assets are:
* [**Aircraft Type**](/nova/assets/aircraft-type.md)**:** The type of drone or air taxi that is used for the mission
* [**Limit Set**](/nova/assets/limit-set.md)**:** The operational conditions under which the mission is allowed to start, including weather
* [**Location or Route**](/nova/assets/locations-and-routes.md)**:** The location or route where the mission takes place
* [**Weather Stations**](/nova/weather-stations.md)**:** Additional weather stations for local weather data access
Once created, a mission becomes the basis for ongoing evaluation. NOVA continuously checks its feasibility using live environmental data and user-defined constraints, providing a current status and future outlook.
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## NOVA Mission Overview
The mission overview table lists all existing missions in your workspace and gives you quick access to key configuration and status information.
Each row in the table includes:
* **Name** – The mission title, with an optional description preview
* **Aircraft type** – The selected aircraft or drone model for the mission
* **Configuration tag** – A label indicating the aircraft class (e.g. Hybrid, Fixed-wing)
* **Operational limit sets** – The applied limit set used to evaluate mission feasibility
* **Modified** – The last modified date and the user who updated it
The NOVA Mission Overview can be **filtered by teams**, making the most relevant missions quickly accessible to the user. See [Teams](/nova/missions/teams.md#mission-visibility-and-filtering) for more details.
You can sort the list by name or modification date and use the search bar to quickly find a specific mission. The “...” menu on each row lets you access actions such as editing, duplicating, or deleting the mission.
To create a new mission, click the **`+ New Mission`** button in the top right. Afterwards, follow the wizard [instructions](/nova/get-started/create-a-new-mission.md).
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