[Interview] Developing Tech That Can Last On Venus

Published: March 8, 2023, 9 p.m.

How long can a modern spacecraft last on Venus? How to develop electronics, batteries and other things that can survive these harsh conditions? What could the lifespan of such a mission be? We discuss all that with Dr Tibor Kremic from NASA Glenn Research Center.

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00:00 Intro
\n01:17 How bad Venus really is
\n03:27 What it takes to last on Venus
\n06:40 Chips that can survive on Venus
\n13:59 Batteries for Venus
\n18:45 Time-based measurements of Venus
\n23:03 Moving on the surface of Venus
\n26:32 Clockwork rovers
\n30:30 High-temperature solar cells
\n33:00 Advantages of Venus
\n42:29 Outro

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