NASA Wants To Establish A Floating Cloud City To Study Venus

[davos]

Here's a blip:

 

 

 

Named the High Altitude Venus Operational Concept (HAVOC), the evolutionary program comprises a series of ventures that would kick off by sending a robot into the atmosphere to test the waters, followed by a 30 day crewed, orbital mission. If successful, the next mission would be a crewed, 30-day venture in Venus’ atmosphere, ultimately leading up to humans spending a year in the atmosphere, or maybe even the establishment of a permanent presence in a floating “city.”

 

What sets this apart from other space missions is the crafts that NASA has dreamed up; helium-filled, solar-powered airships. As described by IEEE, the robotic version would be 31 meters long, whereas the crewed vehicle would be almost 130 meters in length. The top would be decorated with solar panels, a gondola would be built underneath for instruments and, in the manned vehicle, there would be a habitat for humans and an ascent robot that astronauts would use to both enter Venus’ orbit and return to Earth.

 

http://www.iflscience.com/space/nasa-wants-establish-floating-cloud-city-study-venus

 

[RelaxImaPro]

Well that's cool as poo.

 

What happens if that thing malfunctions or some poo though?  Not sure I'd want to be in a "floating" city for more than a day.  This poo ain't Star Wars.

[Ruff]

Sign me up.

[chknwing]

puff puff pass

[Ja Rhule]

puff puff pass

U gay hobbit, u better have good explanation for ur absence from yesterday tailgate.

[davos]

I don't know about it being called Havoc though haha

[WilmyWood]

Welp, we've discovered it's hot as poo.  

[Omega Atrocity]

They should call it Colombia.

[ed bell]

Probably would only cost around 40 trillion

[Jangler]

wow...

 

 

will there be a deal to keep the Empire out?

[PandaPancake]

If I get a bitchin tan can I be Lando?