New Worlds: Colonizing Planets, Moons and Beyond

Author(s): Dan Răzvan Popoviciu * .

DOI: 10.2174/9789815080711123010008

A World of Fire

Pp: 168-188 (21)

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Abstract

SHS investigation development is considered from the geographical and historical viewpoint. 3 stages are described. Within Stage 1 the work was carried out in the Department of the Institute of Chemical Physics in Chernogolovka where the scientific discovery had been made. At Stage 2 the interest to SHS arose in different cities and towns of the former USSR. Within Stage 3 SHS entered the international scene. Now SHS processes and products are being studied in more than 50 countries.

Abstract

Although our planet’s “twin” in any other aspect and object of several terraformation scenarios, Venus is a very difficult target for human settlement. Due to its extreme atmospheric pressure and temperature, it is the most inhospitable celestial body in our Solar System. This does not mean that terraforming it cannot be done, but in order to do it in a reasonable time, some technologies that are currently out of our reach need to be applied. Wormholes are the best option, coupled with some large-scale megastructure buildings, plus “regular” planetary engineering means. Fortunately, even if it seems like SF, scientists are currently making serious advances towards achieving such technologies. At the end of the process, Venus could be transformed into the most habitable world in our System, a true paradise.

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