A balloon lift?

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A balloon lift?

LJK — 11/8/2005 2:58:27 PM (archived)

While I have no illusions regarding the complexity this would add to such a mission, perhaps the lander could be attached to a balloon that would periodically rise into the cooler heights, then settle down somewhere else for a while.

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Russia planning long-lived Venus lander - LJK - 11/7/2005 7:57:44 PM
- Very curious to see how they manage it. - Tom Brosz - 11/8/2005 1:15:58 AM
  - re: Very curious to see how they manage it. - REB - 11/9/2005 1:08:56 PM
    - Heat exchange. - REB - 11/9/2005 3:30:30 PM
  - A balloon lift? - LJK - 11/8/2005 2:58:27 PM
    - Interesting concept. - Tom Brosz - 11/8/2005 6:42:44 PM
      - Heres another idea. - Jacob Samorodin - 11/9/2005 11:54:31 PM
        
        re: Heres another idea. - REB - 11/10/2005 1:19:05 PM
      - How about a shelter? Or getting under the surface? - LJK - 11/8/2005 9:42:35 PM
        
        re: How about a shelter? Or getting under the surface? - nick hoffman - 11/9/2005 4:16:41 AM
  - 96 64 88 - Peter Bruener - 11/8/2005 5:02:51 AM

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