• ominous ocelot@leminal.space
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    1 day ago

    For a short time, maybe. Until it is shred to pieces or dissolved by the atmosphere I would guess. But I’m not an aerospace engineer. :)

    • philipp_@discuss.tchncs.de
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      1 day ago

      No, it’s actually kind of an idea that people have thought about. The upper atmosphere on Venus is a kind of OK environment and because of the thick atmosphere, it’s even easier to float there than on earth. The trouble really starts when the acid clouds begin.