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Would it be theoretically possible to build a large habitable dome on the surface of Venus, one of the most inhospitable places in the solar system? (continued)
Damir Blazina
Chester, UK
I would like to mention an idea proposed by Soviet engineer Sergey Zhitomirskiy in the early 1970s and expanded on by NASA engineer in the 2000s. They suggested the use of aerostats, or lighter-than-air aircraft, for crewed exploration of Venus and potentially for the construction of permanent “cloud cities” high up in the Venusian atmosphere.
This would be made possible by the high atmospheric pressure on Venus…
