Mission concept · Ocean Worlds · In development

Dragonfly

A NASA New Frontiers rotorcraft that will fly across the dunes and impact craters of Saturn's moon Titan, sampling a world with a thick atmosphere and a rich organic chemistry.

Ocean Worlds NASA Target: Titan

Highlights

›A nuclear-powered drone that will fly across Titan

Mission goals

›Fly between sites across Titan to study its prebiotic chemistry
›Assess Titan's habitability

Technology

A nuclear-powered rotorcraft (drone) lander.

Status & uncertainties

The first aircraft to fly on Titan; a long cruise means science returns only in the mid-2030s.

Knowledge connections

Member of groupOcean Worlds
Associated withNASA
Associated withTitan
Associated withOcean Worlds

Sources

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NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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