Planets and Moons
ID: 13245
NASA has announced that our next destination in the solar system is the unique, richly organic world Titan. Advancing our search for the building blocks of life, the Dragonfly mission will fly multiple sorties to sample and examine sites around Saturn’s icy moon.
Dragonfly will launch in 2026 and arrive in 2034. The rotorcraft will fly to dozens of promising locations on Titan looking for prebiotic chemical processes common on both Titan and Earth. Dragonfly marks the first time NASA will fly a multi-rotor vehicle for science on another planet; it has eight rotors and flies like a large drone. It will take advantage of Titan’s dense atmosphere – four times denser than Earth’s – to become the first vehicle ever to fly its entire science payload to new places for repeatable and targeted access to surface materials.
NASA Science Live: NASA's Next New Frontiers Mission [Special Edition]
Dragonfly will launch in 2026 and arrive in 2034. The rotorcraft will fly to dozens of promising locations on Titan looking for prebiotic chemical processes common on both Titan and Earth. Dragonfly marks the first time NASA will fly a multi-rotor vehicle for science on another planet; it has eight rotors and flies like a large drone. It will take advantage of Titan’s dense atmosphere – four times denser than Earth’s – to become the first vehicle ever to fly its entire science payload to new places for repeatable and targeted access to surface materials.
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Grey Hautaluoma (NASA/HQ): Host
Sophia Roberts (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.): Host
Curt Niebur (NASA/HQ): Talent
Elizabeth Turtle (Johns Hopkins University/APL): Talent
Lynnae Quick (NASA/GSFC): Talent
Emily Furfaro (MORI Associates): Producer
Rich Melnick (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Director
Scott Bednar (National Institute of Aerospace): Associate Producer
Seth Robinson (National Institute of Aerospace): Associate Producer
John Caldwell (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.): Technical Director
Michael Randazzo (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.): Editor
Liz Wilk (USRA): Graphics
Mike Velle (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Audio Technician
Swarupa Nune (InuTeq): Floor Director
Harrison Bach (Intern): Videographer
Katie Jepson (USRA): Videographer
Jefferson Beck (USRA): Videographer
Pat Kennedy (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Engineer
Cassandra Ruiz (Intern): Technical Support
Matthew Schara (National Institute of Aerospace): Graphic Designer
Sophia Roberts (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.): Host
Curt Niebur (NASA/HQ): Talent
Elizabeth Turtle (Johns Hopkins University/APL): Talent
Lynnae Quick (NASA/GSFC): Talent
Emily Furfaro (MORI Associates): Producer
Rich Melnick (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Director
Scott Bednar (National Institute of Aerospace): Associate Producer
Seth Robinson (National Institute of Aerospace): Associate Producer
John Caldwell (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.): Technical Director
Michael Randazzo (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.): Editor
Liz Wilk (USRA): Graphics
Mike Velle (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Audio Technician
Swarupa Nune (InuTeq): Floor Director
Harrison Bach (Intern): Videographer
Katie Jepson (USRA): Videographer
Jefferson Beck (USRA): Videographer
Pat Kennedy (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Engineer
Cassandra Ruiz (Intern): Technical Support
Matthew Schara (National Institute of Aerospace): Graphic Designer
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https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13245
Mission:
Dragonfly
This item is part of this series:
NASA Science Live
Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Announcement
SVS >> Titan
NASA Science >> Planets and Moons
SVS >> Live Show
