NASA advances Dragonfly, a nuclear-powered Titan drone aimed for 2028
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NASA has begun building and testing Dragonfly, a nuclear-powered rotorcraft that will explore Titan’s atmosphere and surface. After months of integration and power/instrument testing at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Dragonfly is on track for a 2028 launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy, with further system testing at Lockheed Martin and Kennedy Space Center to study Titan’s chemistry, geology and potential clues to life.
- NASA begins building nuclear-powered Dragonfly drone for 2028 launch to Saturn moon Titan Space
- Dragonfly Mission Begins Rotorcraft Integration, Testing Stage Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
- NASA Officially Begins Testing the Nuclear-Powered Dragonfly Drone for Titan Mission The Daily Galaxy
- OUR SPACE: NASA���s Dragonfly is taking shape The Union-Recorder
- NASA's first helicopter headed to another moon: In 2034, Dragonfly will land on Titan, fly through Saturn's icy atmosphere with eight car-sized rotors, and hunt for signs of prebiotic chemistry that could reveal how life began. CPG Click Petróleo e Gás
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