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  • 583 weeks
    Venus, World of Humanity

    I have been working on Chapter 3. I had planned to release it this week. However I am unsatisfied with how it is currently written and will have to make revisions to it before releasing it. I have written some setting expositions explaining the status of humanity in "For all Mankind", this one describes the aerostat colonies of Venus:

    Worlds of Humanity: Venus

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  • 586 weeks
    Chapter 1 Revised

    I would like to thank everyone who has read my story. I have revised the first chapter following comments on it and looking at the formatting of other stories on this website. I have also re-added the opening scene that I removed before I originally posted it. The next chapter should be out Saturday night. Any comments on how to improve it are welcome.

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  • 586 weeks
    First story submitted

    I have submitted my first MLP fan-fiction, "For all Mankind". It is a H+iE story. Hopefully it will be readable. I haven't written fiction in over four years.

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Venus, World of Humanity · 3:06am Mar 10th, 2013

I have been working on Chapter 3. I had planned to release it this week. However I am unsatisfied with how it is currently written and will have to make revisions to it before releasing it. I have written some setting expositions explaining the status of humanity in "For all Mankind", this one describes the aerostat colonies of Venus:

Worlds of Humanity: Venus

Earth's sister planet is the hottest world in the solar system with an average surface temperature past the melting point of zinc at Earth's surface pressure. However the world has a much greater surface pressure than Earth. Venus's surface pressure is approximately ninety times that of Earth.
The surface is perpetually blanketed in thick clouds. The clouds are not made of water droplets like here; they are made of droplets sulfuric acid. The surface's high temperatures are caused by the mostly carbon dioxide atmosphere trapping the Sun's energy.
Despite the high temperatures and pressure on the surface, Venus was colonized by humanity. The higher gravity than the other planets of the inner solar system increased the attractiveness of the world. Venus has a gravity of nine tenths of Earth's, a great improvement over Mars which has only one third the gravity of Earth. The ability to easily construct a colony there is understandable when you realize that a colony does not have to be constructed on the surface. The colonies of Venus are above the cloud tops.
"Like Cloudsdale?" interjected the blue Pegasus.
"They are not similar to Cloudsdale. Humans don't have magic like that and the clouds are made of acid," replied the human, "I will explain it. Let's continue."
The Venusian colonies' outer surfaces are constructed of a corrosion resistant material to prevent the acid droplets in the air from eating away the structure. The interiors are constructed out of light weight materials. The buoyancy of the entire structure can be provided by the breathing gas inside as it is less dense than the surrounding atmosphere.
The habitats are self-sustaining as they can use greenhouses to convert the atmospheric carbon dioxide into oxygen, while producing food for the inhabitants. Solar energy can be collected from both the top of the structure, but also the bottom of the structure as the clouds reflect the majority of the light back out into space.
The surface through inhospitable to life, remotely controlled machines can mine the surface for materials. The materials can be brought up to the habitats using aircraft. Venus is also in a better position than Earth or Mars for mining the asteroid belt.
"Wait, you can mine asteroids?" interrupted the purple unicorn.
"Yes, they contain useful materials. We use a slower system to move the asteroids than is needed for people," the human replied, not quite answering the question.
The gasses in the atmosphere can also be extracted to provide nitrogen and carbon dioxide for the colony. Which have a variety of uses the most obvious being agriculture. The carbon dioxide being consumed by the plants and the nitrogen being fixed into ammonia fertilizer.
Due to the temperature and pressure at the height of the habitats to go outside, you only need a suit to protect yourself from the acid droplets and to provide breathing gases. Reducing the complexity of having to perform manual work outside as compared to a space station.
Inside the environment is similar to being indoors on Earth except for the slightly lower gravity. At the tops of the habitats there are parks inclosed in large domes. These allow for the colonists to feel like they are outside even if the sky is the wrong color. However the domes usually dim and have artificial lighting to simulate a day-night cycle, due to Venus having longer days than Earth. The parks are filled with plants and small animals from Earth that are meant to simulate the environment of different locations on Earth. This design allows recreational activities to be performed and for people to not feel like they are trapped indoors. People can play games, exercise and even fish at the dome parks. However it is not perfect causing some colonists from Earth wanting to leave.
"Well that pretty much sums up Venus's colonies, one of the many homes of humanity," said the human, "I hope to tell you about the others in the future."

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