The Space War Thread

[Smitty-48]

In terms of beyond Saturn, out to Uranus and Neptune and the rest of the Solar system which goes on for a ways.

This is now what is called Outer Space, it's all robots out there,

and this is also where they are testing their interstellar ships

Before you fly off to Alpha Centauri first you explore this Solar system out to the bow wave.

[Montegriffo]

Venus sounds nice. I might open a vegetarian restaurant there.
Maybe organise a massive music festival.
Venus is the weed growing centre of the solar system.
Sort of a cross between Goa and Ibiza with a splash of Bondi Beach.
Nuclear-free, it is the only colony that is 100% sustainable.
Ironic considering the surface temperature will melt lead as a result of greenhouse gases out of control.
That heat is now the source of endless electric power generated in old fashioned steam turbines.

[Speaker to Animals]

Venus sounds nice. I might open a vegetarian restaurant there.
Maybe organise a massive music festival.
Venus is the weed growing centre of the solar system.
Sort of a cross between Goa and Ibiza.
Nuclear-free, it is the only colony that is 100% sustainable.
Ironic considering the surface temperature will melt lead as a result of greenhouse gases out of control.
That heat is now the source of endless electric power generated in old fashioned steam turbines.

The Soviets managed to land probes on the surface that lasted for at least ten minutes before melting. You'd love it there.

[Montegriffo]

Venus has a day which is longer than its year. In other words it takes longer to turn on its axis than it takes to orbit the Sun. 243 v 225 Earth days.
Combined with its really thick atmosphere (the thickest of the known planets) this means Venus has the longest and most beautiful Sunrises and Sunsets known to man. This has resulted in the cities, which had sprung up around the original Australian run ozone collection plants, matching the planet's spin to stay in the sunset/rise zones.
After the Australians had solved the ozone hole problem back on Earth they started running tours for the wealthy to the ''Sunset Planet''. The relaxed Aussie vibe and reputation for partying have made it a popular destination for the kids of the idle mega-rich.

[Speaker to Animals]

Englishmen are like, fuck it, we are colonizing the place that just has nonstop clouds forever and ever.

[Montegriffo]

When Greta Thunberg had been made Secretary-General of the UN in the 2060's the ozone crisis was at its height. The Stockholm accord of 2075 demanded a contribution to the costs of importing Venus's ozone from every industrial nation. America's refusal to join the accord had been one of the flashpoints of the early cold war and accelerated US isolation.

[Montegriffo]

Englishmen are like, fuck it, we are colonizing the place that just has nonstop clouds forever and ever.

Sulphuric acid clouds no less.
Amazing lighting storms visible from the huge, acid-resistant, lighter than air, glass cities hanging in perpetual sunset like huge gemstones.
Once the artificial surf dome had been constructed, tourism on Venus rivaled Mars.

[Montegriffo]

Venus sounds nice. I might open a vegetarian restaurant there.
Maybe organise a massive music festival.
Venus is the weed growing centre of the solar system.
Sort of a cross between Goa and Ibiza.
Nuclear-free, it is the only colony that is 100% sustainable.
Ironic considering the surface temperature will melt lead as a result of greenhouse gases out of control.
That heat is now the source of endless electric power generated in old fashioned steam turbines.

The Soviets managed to land probes on the surface that lasted for at least ten minutes before melting. You'd love it there.

The pressure at the surface is like being 1000m below the sea. Hence living in the clouds 30+ miles up. Temperatures drop to a comfortable 30c at that altitude. You just have to live in sulphuric acid clouds.
Even on the summit of Maxwell Montes 11miles high the pressure and heat are too high.
I thought about the summit for my restaurant but it would have had to be like a heatproof submarine and you wouldn't have been able to see the mountain through the clouds anyway.

[Hastur]

Mercury is a funny one. Being so close to the sun means it's in a tidal lock. Every mercury day lasts for two mercury years. 176 earth day.

The day side is unbearably hot and the nightside is correspondingly cold. In between is a narrow zone with decent living conditions. The twilight belt. This belt moves over the surface of the planet at a speed of 3.63 km/h (ca. 2.26 mph) at the equator.

Here the big mining companies have set up huge tracked mining vehicles slowly creeping along, extracting the valuable minerals from the surface. They are always in the evening side of the belt, moving in over the surface that's been heated by the sun. Ahead of these behemoths are the prospector vehicles that scout out as far ahead as they dare, helping to find the most profitable path as possible for the mines that are still safe enough to take. It's a slow motion race between the big hulks, trying to get to the best areas ahead of the competition but not getting to far into the heat. Sometimes violent clashes between competing mines break out.

[Smitty-48]

Cloud City has viability.

Venus is closest, just a short trip from Earth.

The thick atmosphere protects from the solar radiation.

The gravity is earth like, 9/10ths

The atmospheric pressure at 50 km up is earth like.

Oxygen is a lifting gas on Venus.

The clouds below can be mined, to include making more oxygen.

Basically you just need big domes to view the sunsets

Mercury is a funny one. Being so close to the sun means it's in a tidal lock. Every mercury day lasts for two mercury years. 176 earth day.

Mercury can be the Globalist prison planet, the crawlers are serviced by convicts.