Questions tagged [aerobot]

In 1996-1997, I became extremely enthusiastic about the space exploration prospects for aerobot technology. There seem to be at least 10 celestial bodies suitable for aerobot deployments: Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune,…

Following question about flight on other planets an answer contained a quote: Jupiter: Flight on Jupiter is unrealistic. Jupiter's gravity is much too strong. The power required to maintain flight is about 3x that of Earth making flight there…

A small Pu-238 core with radiator inside the "skirt" to provide sustained heated atmospheric hydrogen supply to the envelope (plus some thermocouples to produce electricity to power the probe), actual scientific payload hanging on a tether long…