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Exploring and living above Venus. Concept video by NASA youtu.be/0az7DEwG68A On the Venus surface, temperatures are high enough to melt lead. The pressure there is the same as a mile under an Earth ocean. But Venus upper atmosphere is “probably the most Earth-like environment that’s out there” according to Chris Jones of NASA Langley Research Centers Space Mission Analysis Branch. In Phase 3 of Langleys HAVOC concept, two astronauts would spend 30 days exploring Venus atmosphere in a helium-filled airship powered by 1,000 square meters of solar panels. Phase 4: theyd be there for a year. Phase 5: Permanent human presence. Great read on the mission concept at IEEE Spectrum goo.gl/YcQ9R4
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 20:16:39 +0000

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