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NASA is floating the idea of a permanent human city above the
surface of Venus using blimps so astronauts can study one of the most
hostile environments in the solar system.
Called HAVOC – High Altitude Venus Operational Concept — engineers
and scientists at the space agency have been studying ways in which a
Venus mission would be possible.
“The atmosphere of Venus is an exciting destination for both further
scientific study and future human exploration,” aerospace engineer
Christopher A. Jones told CNN.
Venus is the closest planet to Earth, about 38 million kilometres,
compared with 54.6 million km to Mars. However, it is also highly
inhospitable with a mean temperature of 462 degrees Celsius, a cloud
layer of sulphuric acid and atmospheric pressure that’s 92 times greater
than Earth’s.
Scientists say, however, that just 50 kilometres above the cloud
layer are conditions that mimic Earth – pressure is almost the same and
so is the gravity and the temperature is about 75 C. With current
technology, the astronauts could be outfitted in special suits to
withstand the heat.
In previous years, probes have been sent to the surface of Venus, but could only last about two hours.
A short mission to Venus would last 30 days, according to NASA
researchers. However, they do envision a longer stay in which there
could be a permanent human presence above Venus.
The study proposes a kind of "aeroshell" that would send the
astronauts to the planet. During the deceleration, a parachute would
deploy, with the aeroshell falling away, to unveil an airship.
In order to study the surface, the astronauts should head outside in a giant open metal basket suspended beneath the airships.
While the actualization of the concept is decades away, NASA scientists say they do hope it comes to fruition.
“[It] would allow us to gain experience having humans live in another world,” said Jones.
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