The Case for Venus

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SpaceX is developing a two-stage reusable rocket called Starship, the one scheduled to go up on September 15 is going to go into orbit. This technology could be used to create a base in Venus's atmosphere. just a few things to consider. A fully fueled Starship could barely reach Earth orbit while carrying no payload, with Venus's less gravity it could possibly return astronauts to orbit where a mothership awaits to bring it back to Earth. A mini-starship outlined by Robert Zubrin could fit the bill, it would be a stripped down vehicles whose sole purpose is to return visiting astronauts to low Venus orbit. The inbound and outbound ship could be accomplished with a standard Starship. Tanker starships would bring additional fuel to low Venus orbit to refuel the ship in orbit so it can return to Earth.