(2019 Archived) [Outdated] THE EXODUS AND THE RISE OF VENUSIAN CLOUD- ARCHIPELAGOS

 

Commercialization and Rise of a phase-III Venusian Colony

Now, how exactly are we to give rise to a phase-III Venusian colony? Well, for a colony to be self-sufficient it must be self sufficient via exports to the Earth. We’ve achieved the self-sufficiency part, now we have to work on the export of material back to the Earth. But, interplanetary trade is impractically expensive; the interplanetary ocean that divides Venus from Earth, where even when the launch window opens at low tide, the distances are simply just too large for practical trade.

We’d have to rely on something better: We must either get governments or even investors, to invest in the mass manufacturing industries in Venus for undreamed-of economic returns, or for even governmental organizations or business lords to have their own joint-ventures with the colonists.

As for governmental organizations involving in colonization, we have our own historic example: the VOC (Dutch East-India Company) which ought to be well known for its colonization of Asia, and its notorious unexplained craze for cinnamon. Our history lessons tell it to be funded by the Dutch government during its peak years, and it grew to be a powerful company. I mean; when the VOC dictated some parts of Sri Lanka (my homeland) during the 17th and 18th centuries AD, they had the power and weaponry, to declare and fight wars with our Rajahs! A governmental organization or even a private entrepreneurship, having adequate capital, would be able to invest on Venusian enterprises, colonization, perhaps even the entire affair!

The Commercialization of Venus

In order to regain government funding, or investments from governmental organizations, or even rich-enough NGOs and private entrepreneurship, we would have to create an economic drive worthy of the interplanetary voyages to Venus. This would require making Venus ‘economically attractive’; it should be very tempting to invest in, with no second story whatsoever. But how exactly are we to make a planet economically attractive?

With consideration to any commodity-manufacturing planet, being similar to an industrial zone; I believe that it would have to mass-produce a commodity more easily than in the Earth.     If the mass-production is feasible on the Earth, to least a single degree; investing in its mass production in an alien world would not be as economically stimulating. It is unfortunately the case for many manufacturable material and commodities.

But, if we were able to increase the quality and quantity of mass-produced materials by several orders of magnitude, then the economical attractiveness would rise exponentially. Other than average quality, I believe that quantity would be the most crucial factor in gaining that attractiveness: I mean, if the quantity of manufactured material produced compensates for the price of the interplanetary journeys, the investor would get the required material in large quantity as a bonus. And if the mass production is done consistently with a cheaper expense, the trade might turn out to be quite a feasible and practical procedure. Plus, the Venusians would an equally large return from the investor; a double bonus!

For example, if rocket fuel were found to be made cheaper on the moon, there would be more reason to invest on it, thus making the moon economically attractive [a].

But it isn’t just rocket fuel that could easily be produced on Venus; I’ve identified 22 others. Ideally, it must be noted that, the 23 things I mentioned aren’t the only ideal resources which could be produced on Venus. Based on the creativity of the scientific community, the Venusian colonists or even the investors; far more things could be mass-produced, perhaps far more than I would have ever imagined. But, what I do know is that, Venus will become a commercial and industrial hub.

 

Before the Exodus

After sometime, the population of colonists would have a slight twist in the profession-ratio. The population would be of far more than scientists and engineers. With experimentations turned into industry, and mass-manufacturing on the move, Venus would seem far more than not a place to live-in.

Private contractors (doesn’t necessarily have to be private, though) would arrive to get rich out of resources, with construction-in-progress, robotic mining and mass-production. Venus would have become commercially active and economically productive [A].                              

More and more, people would want to get into doing business with Venus and perhaps join-in the race. I believe that, a new space-race would begin, and many have their eyes on Venus; The Exodus to Venus had officially begun.

 

The Exodus to Venus

The most prominent question regarding the exodus is of its scale. Well, it would happen at a grand scale, unparalleled to any other interplanetary voyage ever attempted by mankind.  It would be so meticulously planned and organized, that it would be nearly flawless. I believe that it would be an unfathomable feat relative to present-day spaceflight and it would truly live up to its name, in the halls of history.  It would likely be done with the collective effort of governments, organizations, and rich entrepreneurships. Still, it wouldn’t be as ambitious as anything seen in the sci-fi movies; but in a way, we would be able to draw parallels to it. It would be an expensive start, but us here on the Earth would be able to obtain resources in undreamt-of quantities, similar to the prospects of asteroid mining. I believe that, the exodus to happen in a launch window or two. Still, any more than that wouldn’t make it less of an exodus, in terms of spaceflight; it would still be a gargantuan collective journey across the Earth-Venusian Interplanetary sea.

 

The Aftermath of the Exodus

The exodus would end steeply, but still gradually relative to the abruptness of its beginning. Afterwards, more-and-more people would still continue to go to Venus, but not anywhere near the scale of the exodus.  On the contrary, I believe that the Venusian import-export economy would flourish as never seen before, with spaceships going to-and-fro in every single launch window.

The Birth of Venusian Civilization                                          

Now, with an exploding population and capital, the Venusian colonies would grow exponentially with an ever-increasing number of habitats, farmlands, schools, hospitals and factories [A].  The amount of cloud-cities would increase at a hitherto unseen pace, and new colonies would be formed quite faster.

The Format of Venusian Civilization                                    

Every single cloud-city doesn’t necessarily have to be for habitation; I believe that some of the cloud-cities might specialize to perform a certain function. There could be industrial cities with factories and assemblies, cities dedicated for agriculture and storage, warehousing and growing meat from stem-cells, and spheres dedicated for exporting-to and importing-from the Earth.

Venusian Cloud-Archipelagos                                                   

I believe that in the more distant future, many colonies would tend to cluster together in a dense agglomeration in what I like to call an archipelago (which is technically the collective noun for islands or islets). I would imagine a cloud-archipelago almost smoothly circumnavigate Venus like a plague of locusts, a swarm of budgerigars, or a school of herring. It would be quite satisfying to see such collective action in fast-forward.

 I postulate that the archipelago would attempt to control itself as a whole, regardless of whether they come-up with a system, or not. A capital cloud-city might be designated, with the common agreement of the archipelago, and lead it in similar fashion to a shepherd leading his flock of sheep. In such a scenario, the capital cloud-city would be common to all cities, and all cities have the right to the capital city. Or, the cloud-archipelago might be collectively controlled by every colony and city equally, as that of a colony of ants or termites.

Industrial Extraction and Mining during Phase-III                  

With much adequate funding and advanced technology during phase-III, I believe that mining processes would be done by enormous, complex, and profound systems of machinery which would withstand the conditions of the surface. The systems as a whole might run with Artificial Intelligence, but the scenery at the surface would be quite industrial-looking;

I’d imagine it as some mega-industrial revolution were going on, in an incarnation of hell. I would imagine rovers, scaled like large dump-trucks scuttling to-and-fro. Similarly, high above or slightly below the cloud-tops, I imagine seeing similarly large factories, which are fully automated and very much in line with each other. I’d imagine the factories and mining machinery to be quite reminiscent of the black smokers that hide in the deep-abysmal ocean trenches, and they would be connected by strong long ballooned cable systems, with hoppers ascending and descending in-and-out of the hazes of the Venusian atmosphere. The utter amount of them would make it seem as an escalator to heaven. The industrial gamut of Venus during phase-III colonization would simply be a well-organized chaos which would manufacture unfathomable quantities of resources.                                                                             

Exploration of the Venusian Atmosphere and Transportation Between Colonies.                                                        

I believe that the exploration of the Venusian atmosphere would still be done with solar-powered aircrafts and airships, like those in HAVOC. They would most likely be used for the scientific research of the Venusian atmosphere. A similar likely usage of them, are for the transportation in-between colonies. During phase-II transportation using aircrafts or airships would be seldom and only when mandatory. But afterwards, I believe it would turn-out to be commonplace. Again, they work on solar power, but I believe that Silane would be the equivalent of petrol, on Venus.

But, what about transportation within a city? Well, Silane isn’t a good option, as it creates particulate silica matter when inhaled. I believe that, Eco-friendly means of transportation, such as solar and electrically powered transportation means are quite feasible. In fact, considering the size of an individual city; even a bicycle might qualify to be a feasible means of intra-city transportation.  Transportation between Archipelagos might prove to be more difficult, with more travel time and risk, but it could still be done when needed.

Venusian Independence                                                                   

On the longer run, the concept of sovereignty might ebb itself into Venusian society. Afterwards, perhaps the Venusians might declare a bill of independence, which would undeniably be accepted by everyone here on the Earth.

On the Sovereignty of Venusian Archipelagos                        

I predict that one day in the distant Venusian future, there would be many cloud-archipelagos hovering above the Venusian cloud-tops. Well, would the cloud-tops be littered by dense agglomerations of hyperpolises, which would cover one’s field-of-view even beyond the horizon? Would Venus appear as an intricately-planned metallic-world, with a patterned light-display at night and day-side made blue with solar arrays? One day, it might be the case, but not to that degree.

My best estimate would be that there would be cloud-archipelagos which would noticeably cover Venus and slightly change its appearance, perhaps in 3-5 decks. How would such large populations be controlled? Well, I believe that every archipelago or mega-archipelago would recognize their sovereignty, and be the Venusian equivalent of nations.

The Venusian Socio-Economy                                                   

I believe that every archipelago or mega-archipelago might evolve their own unique languages and cultures. Yet, as in the present day Earth, they would work united and get a lot of work done. They might even have their own space-missions and try to exceed their own cosmic horizon, perhaps as if they were to prepare for some global catastrophic risk, as we’re trying now.

As for the economy, they will still be ‘self-sufficient via exports to Earth’. But I believe that after longer periods, it would recede to a situation like the Earth: The individual cloud-archipelagos or mega-archipelagos would individually run on an import-export economy with one another, with Venus still being collectively self-sufficient as a whole.

On Venusian Healthcare                                                         

As for Healthcare: I believe that the Venusians would be free from the communicable diseases, as the bacteria, viruses and protozoa that cause them would be absent in our artificial Venusian biospheres, due to our careful filtering and caring for forward contamination. Still, I believe that they might have to deal with the non-communicable diseases or even simply accidents and fractures. I believe that, the Venusian systems of healthcare and First Aid would be to the standard, or might be modified to deal with some constraints. 

Constraints? Well, there is the possibitity of potential aerial life being pathogenic, and if that slim chance were to be reality, healthcare would have to be modified to deal with them. Also, over the generations without the necessity for dealing with absent threats to immunity, evolution would degrade their immune system. That constraint might have to be dealt-with.

Other Aspects of Venusian Life                                                   

Well, the other aspects of Venusian life would include its system of education, entertainment, (edutainment?), governance, law, and order. The topic could be dealt with deeper, but it isn’t as much a priority for this book’s purposes. Still, I believe that it would turn out to be quite fine!

 

The Birth of the First True Venusian

Someday in the newborn Venusian civilization, two people would make a social breakthrough; a breakthrough that would shape the course of humanity’s future in space and beyond. The breakthrough is the birth of the first extraterrestrial child (Let’s assume them to be twins, for a more humane usage of pronouns in the uncertainty of its gender).  Their parents would get the hitherto impossible opportunity of raising them. They are special not only for being the first to be born on a foreign world, but for a deeper reason. That is;

Unlike any other children from across the inner solar system (Except the Earth), they are much more well suited to live and be-raised. They are born free from the sorrows of being-raised in an inappropriate gravitational field, and the constraints that hinder life unavoidable.

I believe that their birth would be celebrated in a duality of worlds: The Venusian colonists would rejoice over the fact that, the seeds that would sow; a new Venusian population are not only fertile, but independent from the Earth. Us here on the Earth would rejoice over the fact that, the survival of humanity isn’t in the indifferent hands of the Earth, but in ours; Humanity would still be able to sail the cosmic ocean, and become a space-faring  civilization independent from the worlds, if ever the mother Earth were to be gone.

In simpler terms, the birth of the first Venusian would be a milestone in our species’ pursuits to become a space-faring civilization.  Venus which began as a haven; a harbour of human life, is now its progenitor and nurse. Even if the Earth were to see its demise by some natural disaster or artificial cataclysm, the human race would continue to prosper on Venus. The cosmos would still be calling, and humanity would respond and spread its seeds elsewhere. Perhaps, colonizing the Earth for a change? Whatsoever, Humanity would again be sauntering along yet another cosmic shore, still trying to see beyond the horizon; the horizon we are yet to see till then.  Every odyssey in the cosmic oceans will bring us new horizons to look over. It is the prospect of nearly all the greater civilizations of the future-past, some fail to look beyond the horizon and succumb to their fall. Islet by islet, island by island, archipelago by archipelago we must sail. Venus is just our first islet: And considering all we’ve done in the islet named the Earth, this would be one of our greatest achievements, yet. Perhaps if the islet Earth were to be engulfed by its volcano or tsunami, or even by some large explosive; humanity would still thrive on the islet of Venus. There is much promise to the birth of the first human on that islet of Venus, as humanity will now be firmly established on it. Our odds of surviving in the cosmic jungle would have been increased to a great extent, and it is something to happy about for a long time to come.

 

EPILOGUE:

A Wish from the Evening Star: the Genesis of a New Space-Age.

We are on the verge of planning our next cosmic move; which would be our current priority, as a planetary civilization. We have to spread our seeds in other islets; we have to colonize another world. Now again back to our two candidates; Mars and Venus. Don’t misunderstand me: Mars is an amazing place for exploration and research. It might prove to be an archetypal fundamental component on our understanding of life, our origins, Mars itself, the fragility of worlds and a diverse group of other vast areas of science. Mars could even be a potential place of a breakthrough, which might revolutionize humanity. But based on our current repertoire of extraplanetary colonization, it might not be our most ideal option; we’ve seen that Mars isn’t good for human habitation yet, but everything else would be quite fine.

Yet, it’s distressing to say that, the colonization and manned exploration of the red planet is widely accepted to be our next cosmic move, at the present time of my writing. Again, if we ask, why is that so well accepted? It is mainly owing to Mars’s indissoluble popularity, which it got since the canali scandal along with the almost-immortal impact created by the thoughts of intelligent Martian life in vintage society. Mars’s popularity has its roots deeply embedded in our contemporary social milieu. Knowing Venus to be a better home, something would have to be done about it: Swimming against the currents of our social river will never work; it’s simply too strong.

Instead, a better strategy would be to induce a new popularity for Venus; a popularity lost since the 1980s. In some form of Neo-Venusianism, which would grow into the roots of the common mind; and lead the fallen star back on the red carpet? Nevertheless, Word on the hospitality of the Venusian atmosphere would have to spread, regardless if it were from mouth-to-ear or by mass media. The thing that matters is that, more-and-more people become aware of it day-by-day. Something worthy to be happy of is that, it is actually going on at an accelerating rate. And if it were to reach a population large enough, to change the wide belief of Mars being our next home;

I believe that it would drastically change our future in space, as we’ve taken the proper cosmic step. The sky before and after sunrise from where I live, is rather vague and cloudy; But, if I were to see the evening star, in either of its twice-daily incarnations, I would wish for humanity to take our proper cosmic step. I would wish for scepticism over Mars’s popularity overriding its cumbersome reality, and cynicism over the fetters of surfacism. I would wish for humanity to prosper in a multitude of worlds, with a miscellany of opportunities from the grand cosmic ocean we call home. But, it will all begin with a relatively small step of colonizing Venus first; or rather to start colonizing Venus to begin with. The Venusian cloud-cities, colonies and archipelagos will have to undergo a cumbersome process to become reality, like the growth of any other civilization from scratch. Yet, it is still the most feasible path to laying the foundation for humanity becoming an interplanetary civilization, relative to any other planet in the solar system.

 But, when we get there or near-by the process would have eased by several degrees. That is in a world many of us wouldn’t be able to see. It would be a world which would outlive me, perhaps by centuries. It wouldn’t necessarily have to be prepared now, there is time and the future engineers could plan it. But, it would be our responsibility to initiate the process; it must already begin, in order for them to work on it. And, as we’ve seen, the initial pioneering steps would be of the HAVOC missions, which would be ready to fly by the late 2020s. When Venus regains its popularity, the HAVOC mission would too. The HAVOC missions are literally our lifeline to Venus, which we would get to see in action within our lifetimes. I would also wish by the evening star, that HAVOC would receive the necessary support needed for achieving its goals, and that every mission would end successfully.

Then what about the people who dedicated their entire career to Mars? What about the crew and investment for the cause? What about the people who offered their lives for Martian colonization? They would not be in vain; as a matter of fact, it would give us the opportunity to colonize both world side-by-side (That wouldn’t matter at all). In such a scenario, the Venusians would still fare better at their circumstances, least relative to the Martians. As long as the colonization of Venus begins, with or without Mars, I believe it to be fine. And I anticipate that this would eventually be reality, which I’ll grow-up in. It might also prove to be an act of spreading eggs over more baskets; the stakes of a global catastrophe wouldn’t be our demise, even if two worlds were to collapse!

I hope that my book were helpful, and at least slightly contributed not only for Neo-Venusianism or anti-surfacism, but in encouraging humanity to dive deeper into the vast cosmic ocean, and to see potential beyond our cosmic horizon. I hope that it would be one of the many inscriptions on the islet of Earth; that would give the message of this worthy cause, which would lead to many-a-rafts with our bold explorers, simultaneously to the islets of Venus and Mars.  I would imagine that humanity would establish a permanent presence on those three islets, as a blossoming inter-planetary civilization.

Now, even if one or two of these islets were to be hit by a tsunami or asteroid, humanity would flourish in the remaining. Humanity on each world would have diversified both by knowledge and socio-cultural backdrop, perhaps even by evolution. However, no matter how far planetary civilizations of humans are; the adjacent islet or light-eons away, we would still have three things in common: For starters, the archangel of curiosity would still be following us every step of the way. Secondly, the unexplained exploratory drive would still float in our arteries, or whatever equivalent-of-it which might become of it. Last, but certainly not least, we would still be strolling along the cosmic shore, not of the Earth, but of many other islets suspended in the cosmic ocean. We would see new cosmic horizons every lifetime, and travel up the Kardashev scale putting a hard fight against the laws of Darwin, the great filters, and the other constraints of the Fermi Paradox. Though still quite unlikely, if we were to correctly take every decision with regard to our species and survival, and take every correct cosmic step; One day, we might be sail the cosmos with an armada of magnificently grand spaceships which are complex to the extent of incomprehensibility. One day, we might divide the very cosmic oceans themselves with mighty vessels, which could manipulate the very waves of the universal seas; and undergo space-time odysseys which might go on for eons. One day, we would get humanity to theoretical immortality.

I would like to conclude my manuscript, with the message that humanity could grow to a civilization of that calibre, only if we were to make every right cosmic move. I believe that Interplanetarianism is one of the greatest possible achievements for a planetary civilization. Once achieved, it would deserve a pandemonium of plaudits; an uproar of applause which would reverberate the halls of history, and resonate through-out the space-time continuum in waves that would carry its wholesome message to infinity and beyond. Simply, becoming an interplanetary species is a rare opportunity, which would boost our cosmic lifespan by several millennia.

 I also believe that, our first correct move would be to colonize Venus (along with Mars). Tomorrow depends on the choices we make today, and the future depends on what we do at present. In order to begin Venusian colonization, we would have to support HAVOC. With your support, we’d send HAVOC flying by the late 2020s, and see the humanity become interplanetary!

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Achinthya Nanayakkara (31.03.2025)

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