What If We Colonized Venus Before Mars?
276Venus and Earth are essentially twins. They are similar in size, density, gravity, and physical structure. Both are in the habitable zone of our star. Scientists have not discovered any other neighboring planet in the entire galaxy that shares such similarities.
Yet, somewhere along the way, Earth became a cosmic paradise for life as we know it, while Venus turned into a hellish landscape. Under its yellowish sulfuric acid clouds, the greenhouse effect has made its surface hotter than Mercury's, even though the planet itself is much farther from the Sun. A block of lead would melt on Venus's surface in the same way that a block of ice melts on Earth.
Terrible, yes, but also fascinating! With so much to learn about a planet so close to Earth, why did NASA halt its exploration of Venus?
First, there isn't enough funding. NASA receives half of 1% of the federal budget, and only a fraction of that goes to planetary science. Second, it's much easier to explore our other neighbor, Mars, than to study Venus. Mars won't melt lead. Rovers have a lifespan measured in decades. Meanwhile, any robotic mission to the Venusian surface is destined to be short and brutal. Furthermore, Mars has a romantic appeal that Venus will never possess. Someday, humans will walk on Mars and perhaps even settle there.
The third, and perhaps the most devastating, factor hindering the exploration of Venus is NASA's stubborn focus on missions searching for extraterrestrial life.
The question of whether we are alone in the universe is too enticing from a media perspective for the agency to resist its allure...
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00:00 Intro
1:47 Phosphine discovered on Venus
3:00 What if we colonize Mars before Venus?
4:18 Venus
7::33 against reasons
11:00 Havoc project - Venus Mission
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