NASA Science Live: NASA's Next New Frontiers Mission [Special Edition]
Dragonfly will launch in 2026 and arrive in 2034. The rotorcraft will fly to dozens of promising locations on Titan looking for prebiotic chemical processes common on both Titan and Earth. Dragonfly marks the first time NASA will fly a multi-rotor vehicle for science on another planet; it has eight rotors and flies like a large drone. It will take advantage of Titan’s dense atmosphere – four times denser than Earth’s – to become the first vehicle ever to fly its entire science payload to new places for repeatable and targeted access to surface materials.
Credits
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Graphic designer
- Matthew Schara (National Institute of Aerospace)
Graphics
- Liz Wilk (KBRwyle)
Editor
- Michael Randazzo (AIMM)
Engineer
- Pat Kennedy (KBRwyle)
Hosts
- Grey Hautaluoma (NASA/HQ)
- Sophia Roberts (AIMM)
Talents
- Curt Niebur (NASA/HQ)
- Elizabeth Turtle (Johns Hopkins University/APL)
- Lynnae Quick (NASA/GSFC)
Director
- Rich Melnick (KBRwyle)
Producer
- Emily Furfaro (MORI Associates)
Technical director
- John Caldwell (AIMM)
Associate producers
- Scott Bednar (National Institute of Aerospace)
- Seth Robinson (National Institute of Aerospace)
Audio technician
- Mike Velle (KBRwyle)
Videographers
- Harrison Bach (Intern)
- Jefferson Beck (KBRwyle)
- Katie Jepson (KBRwyle)
Technical support
- Cassandra Ruiz (Intern)
Floor director
- Swarupa Nune (InuTeq)
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The Science of Dragonfly
Feb. 25th, 2020
Read moreDragonfly’s suite of science instruments will investigate the chemistry and habitability of Titan.Universal Production Music: “Clediss” by Thomas Stempfle and Tom Sue, “Downloading Landscapes” by Andrew Michael Britton and David Stephen GoldsmithWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available. Dragonfly is a NASA mission to explore the chemistry and habitability of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. The fourth mission in the New Frontiers line, Dragonfly will send an autonomously-operated rotorcraft to visit dozens of sites on Titan, investigating the moon’s surface and shallow subsurface for organic molecules and possible biosignatures.To carry out its mission, Dragonfly is equipped with a neutron spectrometer, a drill system, and a mass spectrometer, allowing scientists to make a detailed survey of Titan’s chemical makeup. Dragonfly is scheduled to launch in 2026 and arrive at Titan in 2034.Learn more about Dragonfly from NASA and Johns Hopkins APL. For More InformationSee [NASA.gov](https://www.nasa.gov/dragonfly) Related pages