NASA has confirmed the Dragonfly mission to Titan, one of Saturn’s moons, authorizing the continuation of final design work and construction of the spacecraft, which is scheduled to launch in July 2028. This revolutionary nuclear-powered drone, the size of a car, plans to fly over and land on the organic-rich sands of the giant moon of the sixth planet in the Solar System. The helicopter, which is expected to arrive at Titan in 2034, will fly to dozens of promising locations on the moon in search of common prebiotic chemical processes, both on Titan and on primitive Earth before life … Continue reading NASA Sets 2028 Launch for Dragonfly, A Nuclear-Powered Drone to Explore Saturn’s Moon Titan