Re: How Rockets Differ From Jets

Glenn Shaw wrote:
> tomcat wrote in sci.space.shuttle:
>
> > This is absolutely correct. Either Venus, itself, or it's moons could
> > be used for a slingshot.
>
> Um, Venus has moons?



I thought every respectable planet had at least one moon.

Venus would be a great place to take a rigid airship, however. It's
gravity is .88 that of Earths and it has atmospheric pressure 90 times
that of Earth.

This was Brad Guth's suggestion and I think it might work. In fact,
almost any fairly light spaceship could float around in the atmosphere
on Venus.


tomcat

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