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xkcd #3298: Aerospace Flowchart (thelemmy.club)
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xkcd #3298: Aerospace Flowchart

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Someday, we will find the problem that goes with this solution.

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Someday, we will find the problem that goes with this solution.
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[–] 7 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Could we put an airship in Venus's atmosphere? It seems like it'd be more useful than sending something to the surface, but I know nothing about the engineering involved.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    For a short time, maybe. Until it is shred to pieces or dissolved by the atmosphere I would guess. But I'm not an aerospace engineer. :)

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    No, it's actually kind of an idea that people have thought about. The upper atmosphere on Venus is a kind of OK environment and because of the thick atmosphere, it's even easier to float there than on earth. The trouble really starts when the acid clouds begin.

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