{"id":8245,"date":"2014-07-03T23:09:33","date_gmt":"2014-07-04T03:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=8245"},"modified":"2014-07-03T23:09:33","modified_gmt":"2014-07-04T03:09:33","slug":"colonies-on-the-clouds-of-venus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=8245","title":{"rendered":"Colonies on the clouds of Venus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Living atop the clouds of Venus might be feasible and offer some\u00a0advantages over the surface of Mars:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.citylab.com\/tech\/2014\/07\/the-surprisingly-strong-case-for-colonizing-venus\/373560\/\" target=\"_d\">The Surprisingly Strong Case for Colonizing Venus: \u00a0<em>Science fiction writers have come up with a plausible scenario for a floating city above the fiery planet<\/em> &#8211; CityLab<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/selenianboondocks.com\/category\/venus\/\" target=\"_d\">Venus | Selenian Boondocks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ntrs.nasa.gov\/archive\/nasa\/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov\/20030022668.pdf\" target=\"_d\">Colonization of Venus, by\u00a0Geoffrey A. Landis &#8211; NASA &#8211; Feb.2003 (pdf)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1M1efuVDY_A?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Living atop the clouds of Venus might be feasible and offer some\u00a0advantages over the surface of Mars: The Surprisingly Strong Case for Colonizing Venus: \u00a0Science fiction writers have come up with a plausible scenario for a floating city above the fiery planet &#8211; CityLab Venus | Selenian Boondocks Colonization of Venus, by\u00a0Geoffrey A. 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