As I said elsewhere
Jul. 8th, 2014 12:07 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
james_davis_nicollRegarding the case for Landisian colonies in the atmosphere of Venus:
I have to think if the problem is overcrowding, buoyancy-limited habitats floating in a toxic atmosphere kilometers above a red-hot surface is the wrong answer.
Ultimately there will have to be a compelling reason to spend trillions of dollars to move off-world: a vital resource located on Venus, mass over-crowding, nuclear apocalypse.
I have to think if the problem is overcrowding, buoyancy-limited habitats floating in a toxic atmosphere kilometers above a red-hot surface is the wrong answer.
