It's great to see that NASA and Roscosmos are back to working together. I hope it'll stay that way and pray that politicans won't try to mess things up again.
Also cool they're trying to put a balloon in that mission - maybe this will lead to long-duration studies using balloons and airships, which can be placed above the corrosive layers and killer temperatures.
The two final Soviet Venus missions, Vega-1 & Vega-2, both flew with the first-ever -- and only -- aerostats (balloons) deployed on another planet! Images & details: http://mentallandscape.com/V_Vega.htm
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[1]http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/isro-now-eyes-venus-as-its-ne...
[2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Space_Research_Organisa...