[Interview] Developing Tech That Can Last On Venus

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

01:17 How bad Venus really is

03:27 What it takes to last on Venus

06:40 Chips that can survive on Venus

13:59 Batteries for Venus

18:45 Time-based measurements of Venus

23:03 Moving on the surface of Venus

26:32 Clockwork rovers

30:30 High-temperature solar cells

33:00 Advantages of Venus

42:29 Outro

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