NASA officially confirms its Dragonfly rotorcraft drone mission to Saturn’s moon Titan. This means the team will be able to approve the completion of the final design before moving onto the construction and testing phase of the entire spacecraft as well as its science instruments.
This car-sized drone is planned to arrive at Titan in 2034, and then fly to dozens of promising locations on the moon, seeking prebiotic chemical processes. Dragonfly would be the first time NASA will fly a vehicle for science on another planetary body. The rotorcraft boasts eight rotors and flies basically like a large drone.
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Dragonfly is a spectacular science mission with broad community interest, and we are excited to take the next steps on this mission. Exploring Titan will push the boundaries of what we can do with rotorcraft outside of Earth,” said Nicky Fox, associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
