From: jfindley@cinci.nospam.rr.com   
      
   In article ,   
   kozelsm@yahoo.com says...   
   >   
   > On Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at 7:17:19 AM UTC-4, Jeff Findley wrote:   
   > > In article <474f8f29-52b0-4363-914c-417974620d48o@googlegroups.com>,   
   > > kozelsm@yahoo.com says...   
   > > > On Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 11:32:01 PM UTC-4, dump...@hotmail.com   
   wrote:   
   > > > >   
   > > > > "Dale Arney and Chris Jones, from the Space Mission Analysis Branch of   
   NASA?s   
   > > > > Systems Analysis and Concepts Directorate at Langley Research Center,   
   in   
   > > > > Virginia, have been exploring that idea. Perhaps humans could ride   
   through the   
   > > > > upper atmosphere of Venus in a solar-powered airship. Arney and Jones   
   propose   
   > > > > that it may make sense to go to Venus before we ever send humans to   
   Mars.   
   > > >   
   > > > If that airship sprung a leak, what would be their backup plan?   
   > > >   
   > > > They would literally descend into the pits of Hell.   
   > >   
   > > They'd surely just leave.  They have to have a way to get back into   
   > > Venus orbit to get to a transport that would take them back to earth.   
   > > So, that would double as an emergency escape mechanism.   
   >   
   > They would need to have another airship nearby and a way to quickly move all   
   > the people to that airship.   
      
   That's a possibility, but not what I was thinking.   
      
   > Or have a rocket with enough passenger capacity to go to orbit.   
      
   This is what I was thinking.  Since the crew likely doesn't want to say   
   in the atmosphere of Venus forever, they presumably already have a   
   launch vehicle which will get them from the airship back to Venus orbit.   
   That would double as an escape vehicle.   
      
   > Otherwise they would be toast.   
      
   Agreed.   
      
   Jeff   
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