Re: Manned Venus Flyby



Greg D. Moore (Strider) wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manned_Venus_Flyby

Hmm, can't say I've really seen anything on this before.



Somebody mentioned that before (one of Rusty's PDF finds?) but this is the first drawings I've seen of it.
It sounds like a workable plan, but a somewhat pointless mission, considering Venus' cloud cover.
However it would let us test the G.E./Bloom Space Life Raft:
http://www.astronautix.com/craft/1crgterm.htm
If anything went wrong, the astronauts could come back home in coffin-sized boxes... which might be convenient if there was a solar storm on the way home. ;-)
Or possibly in the three-man space rescue torpedo: http://www.astronautix.com/craft/3crgterm.htm

Pat

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