#NASA Greenlights Dragonfly Mission To Saturn Titan

[mindblowingscience]

NASA's delayed Dragonfly drone mission to Saturn's largest moon Titan is on track to launch in July 2028, the space agency confirmed late Tuesday (April 16). The highly anticipated decision greenlights the mission team to proceed to final mission design and testing in preparation for the revised launch date. The car-sized Dragonfly, which is being built by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, will reach Titan in 2034. For the next 2.5 years, the nuclear-powered drone is expected to perform one hop every Titan day — 16 days to us Earthlings — hunting for prebiotic chemical processes at various pre-selected locations on the frigid moon, which is known to contain organic materials. 

Continue Reading.

[spacetodaypt]

Dragonfly mission set for Saturn's moon Titan with NASA's confirmed plan

NASA has officially given the greenlight for the Dragonfly rotorcraft mission to Saturn’s moon Titan, authorizing the project’s transition to final design and construction stages. This development follows the successful completion of the mission’s Preliminary Design Review and subsequent budget adjustments to align with the current financial landscape.“Dragonfly represents a major science…

[ramtracking]

NASA is officially headed to Saturn moon as it greenlights $3.35 billion space rotocraft mission [ Titan ]

NASA is officially headed to Saturn moon as it greenlights $3.35 billion space rotocraft mission [Highlights] Visiting this mysterious ocean world could revolutionize what we know about alien life on other planets. NASA has confirmed its Dragonfly rotorcraft mission to Saturn’s organic-rich moon Titan. The decision allows the mission to progress to… Mission to explore the surface of the only…

[ramtracking]

NASA is officially headed to Saturn moon as it greenlights $3.35 billion space rotocraft mission [ Dragonfly ]

NASA is officially headed to Saturn moon as it greenlights $3.35 billion space rotocraft mission [Highlights] Visiting this mysterious ocean world could revolutionize what we know about alien life on other planets. NASA has confirmed its Dragonfly rotorcraft mission to Saturn’s organic-rich moon Titan. The decision allows the mission to progress to… Mission to explore the surface of the only…

[ramtracking]

NASA is officially headed to Saturn moon as it greenlights $3.35 billion space rotocraft mission [ Moons of Saturn ]

NASA is officially headed to Saturn moon as it greenlights $3.35 billion space rotocraft mission [Highlights] Visiting this mysterious ocean world could revolutionize what we know about alien life on other planets. NASA has confirmed its Dragonfly rotorcraft mission to Saturn’s organic-rich moon Titan. The decision allows the mission to progress to… Mission to explore the surface of the only…