text: The author goes on to provide legitament solutions to some of the challenges that would be faced on a journey to Venus. In paragraph 5 the author writes, "NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray. Imagine a blimp-like vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above the roiling Venusian landscape." This proposal of a hovering island above the planet finally brings in legitament options that can solve the problems we are having traveling to Venus. With each new idea we can become closer so succeeding in our travels to Venus and learning more about the planet and its history.