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NASA Confirms 2028 Launch for Dragonfly Mission to Titan

The mission, delayed from its original 2027 date, aims to explore Saturn's moon with a nuclear-powered drone.

  • NASA's Dragonfly mission to Titan is set for a July 2028 launch, arriving in 2034.
  • The mission's cost has doubled to $3.35 billion due to design changes and supply chain issues.
  • Dragonfly will explore Titan's surface, testing for prebiotic chemical processes.
  • The rotorcraft will perform hops across Titan, covering significant distances over its mission.
  • This mission marks NASA's first use of a rotorcraft for planetary science outside Earth.
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