text: NASA already has ideas of how humans could study Venus. "NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray." What the author means by this statement is that humans need to avoid the bad ground conditions and stay above them, like airplanes fly above storms. This means that humans could survive the conditions about thirty feet above the planet while observing it. The problem is there is limited eyesight. The author states, "Many researches are working on innovations that would allow our machines to last long enough to contribute meaningfully to our knowledge of Venus." NASA has already found a way to observe from afar, and researches are still working on ways to increase what humans know about Venus. By using this statement, the author is stating that people are being very cautious about the dangers, and would not allow a person to risk their life by going on a spaceship to Venus. NASA will wait unless they are sure that the machines can take the conditions.