NASA to launch drone-like Dragonfly rotorcraft to explore Saturn moon Titan

NASA is gearing up for the launch of an exploration mission of Saturn's largest moon, Titan. The Dragonfly Rotorcraft Mission is set to launch in July 2028 to study the "diverse locations to characterise the habitability of Titan's environment", said NASA in its newsletter.
Titan is often called one of the most "organic-rich moons" of the ringed planet, and it is also the only moon known to have an atmosphere denser than Earth's. Exploration of the moon is crucial for the scientific community as it is the only known celestial object other than Earth on which clear evidence of stable bodies of surface liquid has been found.

Dragonfly is a spectacular science mission with broad community interest, and we are excited to take the next steps on this mission," said Nicky Fox, associate administrator, of the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington

Exploring Titan will push the boundaries of what we can do with rotorcraft outside of Earth."Dragonfly mission: Cost, duration, objectives and what we know so far.

NASA said on Tuesday that the total lifecycle of the Dragonfly mission will cost $3.35 billion. The mission will be launched in 2028 and is expected to reach the surface of Titan in 2034 to explore a dozen locations on the moon