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Sending Men To Venus |
 Jan 11 2008, 12:59 AM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1008 Joined: 29-November 05 From: Seattle, WA, USA Member No.: 590  |
I like the floating base idea. Balloons, not rockets, would probably be the best way down to the surface and back up to it.
To get from the base into space, perhaps the best bet would be a rocket with some sort of lifting body so it could accelerate horizontally rather than straight up. At least you're never thrusting directly against gravity then. (And you don't need to design a rocket that'll work at 600 C). It'd need to bring its own H2 for the return flight, but the O2 could be made in situ, and that's 75% of the mass requirement. --Greg |
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