2024-04-23
- NASA confirmed Dragonfly rotorcraft mission to Saturn’s organic compound-rich moon Titan and a launch date set for July 2028.
- Dragonfly Mission is a “dual quadcopter” designed to fly across the surface of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon.
- It will explore a variety of locations on Saturn’s moon Titan.
- It will spend most of its time on the moon’s surface making science measurements. It will use a radioisotope power system like the Curiosity rover on Mars.
- Its flights, data transmission and most science operations will happen during the day, and it will have a lot of time to recharge during night on Titan.
- It marks the first time NASA will fly a vehicle for science on another planetary body. The rotorcraft has eight rotors and flies like a large drone.
