NASA awards launch services contract for Dragonfly mission

NASA awards SpaceX a contract for one of the few things it hasn’t done yet
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy has launched 11 times, all successfully, and is based on the Falcon 9 rocket rated to ferry people into orbit. NASA already certified Falcon Heavy to launch its most expensive robotic missions, such as the Europa Clipper mission, which launched last month.
NASA's Search for Life: SpaceX to Launch Dragonfly Mission to Saturn's Moon
NASA is teaming up with rocket-maker SpaceX for its upcoming mission to explore Saturn's moon Titan. The US space agency on Monday announced a $256.6 million contract with SpaceX to support the launch of the Dragonfly mission — a rotorcraft lander ...
NASA says SpaceX will launch its Dragonfly mission to Saturn
NASA announced that it has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for its ambitious Dragonfly mission that will place a rotorcraft lander at Saturn's moon of Titan as part of its New Frontiers Program.
NASA awards launch services contract for Dragonfly mission to SpaceX
NASA announced Monday that it has selected SpaceX to launch its Dragonfly mission to Saturn's largest moon Titan sometime in July 2028.
NASA's nuclear-powered Dragonfly helicopter will ride a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket toward Saturn moon Titan
NASA has picked SpaceX to launch its Dragonfly astrobiology mission to the intriguing Saturn moon Titan. A Falcon Heavy will loft Dragonfly in July 2028.
SpaceX to launch NASA’s Dragonfly drone mission to Titan
In 2028, a NASA mission called Dragonfly will launch using a SpaceX Falcon Heavy on a trip to Saturn's moon Titan.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
SpaceX to Launch NASA’s Dragonfly: Revolutionary Mission to Saturn’s Moon Titan
NASA’s Dragonfly mission will soon embark on one of the most ambitious space exploration endeavors to date. The mission, which will explore Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, is set to launch in July 2028 aboard SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket.

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NASA Is In Dire Need Of Downsizing. Trump Could (Finally) Make It Happen.
Congress has resisted efforts to cut or consolidate the sprawling agency for decades. Now crumbling infrastructure, mounting ...
Final data and undiscovered images from NASA's NEOWISE
While NASA's NEOWISE telescope ended its journey through space on Nov. 1, 2024, the team at IPAC, a science center at Caltech ...
NASA Tracking Football Field-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Tomorrow
WB—is estimated to be between 240 and 525 feet across and will pass us at about twice the distance between the Earth and moon ...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Will Launch NASA’s Most Exciting Mission For Decades
NASA's Dragonfly mission to Titan will launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy in 2028, exploring prebiotic chemistry and searching ...
NASA satellite data reveal role of green spaces in cooling cities
As any urban dweller who has lived through a heat wave knows, a shady tree can make all the difference. But what happens when ...
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NASA tests cellphone-sized underwater robots for potential ocean world missions (video)
"It's because there are places we want to go in the solar system to look for life, and we think life needs water." ...
NASA: Starliner Astronauts Expected to Remain in ISS Until Early 2025
NASA said astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams will return from the International Space Station early next year with ...
Watch Nasa’s swimming ‘robo-fish’ built to hunt for alien life in hidden ocean on Jupiter’s moon in daring mission
A “SWARM” of tiny robot fish could hunt for alien life in hidden oceans on the icy moons of Jupiter and Saturn. Nasa has revealed future-gazing footage of its prototype SWIM bots – ...