Elizabeth TaskerApr 17, 2024

OCTOCHOMPERS AT THE READY!

The NASA-led Dragonfly mission to Titan is cleared to progress to the final design.

Dragonfly is a bonkers (in a good way) 8-rotor craft that will be able to fly on the Saturn moon, Titan, due to the moon's thick atmosphere. It'll visit a bunch of places and see if anything sorta life-y or useful-to-life is around. JAXA are designing the seismometer to peek below Titan's surface!

https://science.nasa.gov/missions/dragonfly/nasas-dragonfly-rotorcraft-mission-to-saturns-moon-titan-confirmed/

NASA’s Dragonfly Rotorcraft Mission to Saturn’s Moon Titan Confirmed

NASA has confirmed its Dragonfly rotorcraft mission to Saturn’s organic-rich moon Titan. The decision allows the mission to progress to completion of final design, followed by the construction and testing of the entire spacecraft and science instruments. “Dragonfly is a spectacular science mission with broad community interest, and we are excited to take the next […]

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@elizabethtasker the seismometer was news to me, amazing stuff!

https://cosmos.isas.jaxa.jp/measuring-the-waves-through-titan-isas-builds-a-seismometer-for-nasas-dragonfly-mission/

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Measuring the waves through Titan: ISAS builds a seismometer for NASA’s Dragonfly mission

In June this year NASA announced the selection of Dragonfly for the agency’s New Frontiers program. The mission will fly an innovative multi-rotor drone through the atmosphere of Titan, investigating multiple sites on the Saturn moon. The goal is to study chemistry similar to that which supported

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Apr 17, 2024 at 7:34amWeb