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NASA's Dragonfly: Exploring Saturn's Toxic Moon

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Source: Gizmodo
NASA's Dragonfly: Exploring Saturn's Toxic Moon
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NASA has conducted aerodynamic testing on a half-scale model of the Dragonfly rotorcraft, which is set to explore Saturn's largest moon, Titan. The tests, carried out in wind tunnels, focused on Dragonfly's descent, transition to powered flight, and forward flight over the moon's surface. The data collected will help increase confidence in simulation models before the mission's launch, scheduled for no earlier than 2027. Dragonfly will explore Titan in short flights, gradually building up to longer "leapfrog" flights of up to 5 miles, collecting samples along the way.

Topics:sciencespace-exploration#aerodynamic-testing#dragonfly#nasa#saturns-moon#space-exploration#titan
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