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[zitterbewegung]

The funny thing is that you could almost classify most space missions as drones (or probes).

[dullgiulio → zitterbewegung]

They are usually called rovers, unless they actually fly. I cannot name any single atmospheric flight on another planet, only controlled plunges.

[KineticLensman → dullgiulio]

The Vega-1 and Vega-2 balloons operated for more than 46 hours in the atmosphere of Venus as part of the Soviet Venera programme [0]

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vega_program

[roywiggins → KineticLensman]

Everyone forgets about that program, and it was incredible stuff.