/sci/ - Science & Math

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonization_of_Venus

In a nutshell
>Atmospheric pressure at 50km above surface is equal to 1 atmosphere, so no pressurization required like mars.
>Because of the contents of the atmosphere, breathable air mixture (21:79 O2:N2) is a floating gas like helium is on earth. This means that unpressurised air inside the colonies would provide the lift required for floatation
>While the planet does rotate upon its axis every 243 days, the upper atmosphere where the colonies would be located rotates around the planet once every 4 days.
>4 day expiditions could be sent out from the sky cities to retrieve rare metals and material to create water and oxygen from the surface of Venus
>Expansion of the colonies could happen from materials extracted from the surface of the planet
>Terraforming could be started while people live on the colonies

So, /sci/, why aren't we heading to venus? Other than the sulfuric acid problem (which can be solved easily with special carbon fluorine compound coating), Venus's atmosphere is by far the most habitable place in the solar system other than Earth itself. We should focus our efforts here instead of Mars.