VAMP (IMAGE)

University of Wisconsin-Madison

VAMP

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This is a a Venus Atmospheric Maneuverable Platform, or VAMP. The aircraft, which would fly like a plane and float like a blimp, could help explore the atmosphere of Venus, which has temperature and pressure conditions that do not preclude the possibility of microbial life.

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Northrop Grumman Corp.

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