In the article it states that Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life. It then adds on that Venus has a rocky surface and has familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters.

NASA is also working on getting people to somewhat like hover over the earth. The passage describes it as "a blimp like vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above the Venusian landscape." The author later goes on to say that the tempature would be about 170 degrees fahrenheit and that the living conditons wouldn't be easy but definitaly surviveable for humans.

In conclusion, the author does talk a lot about how NASA is improving the drones that we send. In the article it states that we have put a new and improved drone on earth but had it simulat being on Venus to see how it would handle the conditions. In the article it said that the drone has been able to survive for about 3 weeks now.