Timeline for What if a Space Shuttle entered the atmosphere of Venus?
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| Dec 16, 2020 at 17:41 | comment | added | Neith | @CarlWitthoft en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_orbiter says the cargo bay is 4.6 m wide, but it’s unpressurized anyway. spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/reference/basics/orbit.html says the pressurized volume is 74.3 m3, plus 4.24 m3 for the airlock. If the flight includes a Spacelab or an MPLM, the pressurized volume increases significantly. | |
| Dec 16, 2020 at 16:32 | comment | added | Carl Witthoft | @Neith thanks for pointing that out. Any guess as to the diameter? | |
| Dec 16, 2020 at 14:46 | comment | added | Neith | The dimensions are not right. I think they are for the full stack on the launch pad. The orbiter is only 37 meters long, and the diameter is smaller too. | |
| Dec 15, 2020 at 1:06 | comment | added | uhoh | Radon at its boiling point is no better, but uranium hexachloride may be the winner. | |
| Dec 15, 2020 at 0:55 | comment | added | uhoh | Reading Which is the densest gas known? and seeing FIG. AII.3. Vapour density of UF6 (calculated at atmospheric pressure) (page 36) it looks like even Uranium hexafluoride at its boiling point is only half the density needed to avoid crushing. But it's an interesting thought! | |
| Dec 14, 2020 at 15:34 | comment | added | Carl Witthoft | @peterh-ReinstateMonica yeah, we might have to rebuild the hull out of unobtanium, or purchase a General Products hull. | |
| Dec 14, 2020 at 14:16 | comment | added | GremlinWranger | Re shuttle payload by not working as a lighter than air blimp space.stackexchange.com/a/39523/26356 | |
| Dec 14, 2020 at 14:11 | comment | added | Greenhorn | Just for comparison: Earth's sea level air density is 1.2 kg/m^3. So Venus' atmosphere is much, much denser. | |
| Dec 14, 2020 at 14:08 | comment | added | Organic Marble | @peterh is correct; the majority of the orbiter volume was vented to ambient. | |
| Dec 14, 2020 at 13:57 | comment | added | peterh | Wow, right! But can it withstand some atm of external pressure? And, I think only the cabin is sealed, so only its volume counts as hydrostatic buoyant. | |
| Dec 14, 2020 at 13:55 | history | answered | Carl Witthoft | CC BY-SA 4.0 |