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<b>>> FROM THE FURTHEST REACHES OF</b>

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<b>OUR SOLAR SYSTEM TO THE STORMS</b>

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<b>OF JUPITER, NASA'S NEW FRONTIERS</b>

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<b>PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO TACKLE</b>

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<b>QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR SOLAR SYSTEM</b>

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<b>DEEMED TOP PRIORITY FROM THE</b>

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<b>PLANETARY COMMUNITY.</b>

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<b>NEW HORIZONS BEGAN IN 2006.</b>

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<b>NEW HORIZON'S FIRST ENCOUNTER</b>

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<b>WITH PLUTO AND IT'S MOONS AND</b>

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<b>UNCOVERED THAT IT'S DWARF PLANET</b>

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<b>WAS FOR COMPLICATED.</b>

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<b>NAMED 2014 MU 69, THE KUIPER</b>

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<b>BELT HOLDING KEYS TO</b>

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<b>UNDERSTANDINGS OF OUR SOLAR</b>

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<b>SYSTEM.</b>

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<b>THE TEAM WILL USE STATE OF THE</b>

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<b>ART LABS TO HELP SCIENTISTS</b>

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<b>UNDER THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF</b>

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<b>LIFE AS WELL AS IMPROVE OUR</b>

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<b>UNDERSTANDING OF ASTROIDS THAT</b>

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<b>COULD IMPACT EARTH.</b>

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<b>TODAY WE ANNOUNCE OUR NEXT</b>

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<b>MISSION TO EXPLORE OUR SOLAR</b>

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<b>SYSTEM.</b>

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<b>>> NASA IS PUSHING THE</b>

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<b>BOUNDARIES OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE</b>

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<b>AND EXPANDING THE LIMITS OF</b>

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<b>TECHNOLOGY.</b>

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<b>TODAY I'M PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT</b>

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<b>OUR NEXT NEW FRONTIERS MISSION</b>

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<b>"DRAGONFLY" WILL EXPLORE</b>

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<b>SATURN'S LARGEST MOON TITAN.</b>

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<b>TITAN IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER PLACE</b>

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<b>IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM, AND THE</b>

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<b>MOST COMPARABLE TO EARLY EARTH.</b>

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<b>THE INSTRUMENTS ON BOARD WILL</b>

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<b>HELP US INVESTIGATE ORGANIC</b>

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<b>CHEMISTRY, LOOK AT</b>

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<b>INHABITABILITY AND LOOK AT PAST</b>

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<b>AND PRESENT LIFE.</b>

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<b>THIS REVOLUTIONARY MISSION WOULD</b>

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<b>HAVE BEEN UNTHINKABLE JUST A FEW</b>

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<b>A GREAT NATION DOES GREAT</b>

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<b>THINGS.</b>

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<b>WE'LL LAUNCH DRAGONFLY TO</b>

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<b>EXPLORE THE FRONTIERS OF HUMAN</b>

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<b>KNOWLEDGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL</b>

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<b>HUMANITY.</b>

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<b>>> HELLO, WELCOME TO NASA LIVE.</b>

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<b>I'M GREY HAUTALUOMA, AND I'M</b>

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<b>YOUR HOST TO TODAY'S EDITION.</b>

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<b>THE DRAGONFLY HAS BEEN SELECTED</b>

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<b>TO VISIT STURN'S MOON "TITAN."</b>

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<b>LET'S GET SOME CONTEXT ABOUT</b>

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<b>THAT.</b>

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<b>>> HELLO, I'M THE ASSOCIATE</b>

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<b>ADMINISTRATOR OF SCIENCE.</b>

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<b>>> WE'RE SO EXCITED TO IS WITH</b>

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<b>"V" SELECTED DRAGONFLY TO GO</b>

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<b>IT'S THE SCIENCE THAT MOTIVATES</b>

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<b>US TO DO THIS EXCITING AND</b>

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<b>DIFFICULT MISSION.</b>

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<b>A MISSION THAT HAS ELEMENTS OF</b>

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<b>ATMOSPHERE OF TITAN, A WORLD</b>

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<b>THAT WE HAVE, OF COURSE, LOOKED</b>

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<b>AT WITH CAN ICY ANY ANALYSIS</b>

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<b>AGENCY.</b>

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<b>>> WHAT EXCITES ME ABOUT THIS</b>

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<b>MISSION IS THAT TITAN HAS ALL</b>

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<b>LIQUID WATER AND LIQUID METHANE,</b>

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<b>WE HAVE ON TITAN, AN OPPORTUNITY</b>

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<b>LIFE TDAY.</b>

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<b>WE MAY BE ABLE TO LOOK FOR BIO</b>

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<b>WHAT AN EXCITING MISSION.</b>

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<b>>> AND OF COURSE THAT MISSION IS</b>

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<b>LED BY DR. ELIZABETH TURTLE AT</b>

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<b>JOHNS HOPKINS APPLIED PHYSICS</b>

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<b>LABORATORY.</b>

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<b>ALSO BY A CORE TEAM THAT BROUGHT</b>

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<b>TOGETHER A VERY DIVERSE GROUP,</b>

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<b>CLOSE TO 40% FEMALE.</b>

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<b>BUT ALSO AN ENGINEERING TEAM</b>

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<b>THAT BROUGHT JUST NOW, JUST A</b>

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<b>TOGETHER THE PARKER SOLAR PROBE,</b>

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<b>MISSION.</b>

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<b>WE BRUGHT THAT TOGETHER BELOW</b>

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<b>COST AND ON SCHEDULE.</b>

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<b>WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT</b>

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<b>GO DRAGONFLY.</b>

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<b>>> GO DRAGONFLY.</b>

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<b>>> THANKS THOMAS AND LAURIE.</b>

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<b>THEY WANTED TO BE HERE WITH US,</b>

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<b>BUT THEY'RE ON ANOTHER CONTINENT</b>

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<b>BUT WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO CAN</b>

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<b>ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR YOU   YOU.</b>

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<b>SEND YOUR QUESTIONS TO @ASK</b>

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<b>NASA.</b>

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<b>>> TITAN IS THE ONLY MOON IN THE</b>

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<b>SOLAR SYSTEM WITH A THICK</b>

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<b>BE FORMED, AND THEN THEY DRIFT</b>

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<b>DOWN AROUND THE ATMOSPHERE LIKE</b>

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<b>A SURFACE, ALMOST LIKE A LIGHT</b>

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<b>SNOW THAT IS ALWAYS FORMING.</b>

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<b>IT IS THAT COMPLICATED ORGANIC</b>

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<b>>> AS THOMAS SAID, WE'VE BEEN</b>

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<b>>> THE PROBE WAS PROVIDED BY THE</b>

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<b>LOCATION.</b>

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<b>IT TOLD US WHAT THE ATMOSPHERE</b>

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<b>>> IN ADDITION TO THAT ORGANIC</b>

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<b>>> WE WOULD DEFINITE RECOGNIZE</b>

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<b>I THINK EVERYBODY IS GOING TO</b>

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<b>OVER EARTH.</b>

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<b>>> WHAT ARE WE GOING TO LOOK AT</b>

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<b>>> FIRST WE'RE GOING TO LAND IN</b>

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<b>SAND DO YOU KNOW AREAS.</b>

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<b>THAT'S THE SAFEST PLACE TO LAND,</b>

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<b>AND WE'LL HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT</b>

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<b>IT.</b>

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<b>THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO GET TO A</b>

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<b>CRATER.</b>

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<b>AND WE WANT TO GET THERE BECAUSE</b>

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<b>WE THINK AT THE CRATER IS THAT</b>

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<b>THE THREE INGREDIENTS THAT YOU</b>

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<b>NEED FOR LIFE CAME IN AND WAS</b>

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<b>MIXED TOGETHER.</b>

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<b>WE WANT DRAGONFLY TO GET TO THAT</b>

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<b>CRATER SO WE CAN DIRECTLY</b>

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<b>INVESTIGATE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN</b>

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<b>YOU MIX THOSE THREE THINGS</b>

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<b>TOGETHER.</b>

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<b>9 GREAT THING ABOUT TIE TON,</b>

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<b>IT'S VERY SIMILAR TEMCALLY TO</b>

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<b>EARTH BEFORE WE EVOLVED.</b>

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<b>WE CAN'T ABOUT BACK IN TIME AT  </b>

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<b>WE CAN GO BACK TO TITAN, PURSUE</b>

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<b>THOSE QUESTIONS, LOOK AT THAT</b>

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<b>CHEMISTRY, AND GET A GLIMPSE OF</b>

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<b>WHAT THOSE CONDITIONS WERE LIKE</b>

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<b>THAT LED TO LIFE ON EARTH.</b>

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<b>>> SO THE.</b>

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<b>THERE ARE A HOLE VARIETY OF</b>

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<b>THINGS, AND WHAT ABOUT THESE</b>

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<b>SAMPLES THAT THESE INSTRUMENTS</b>

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<b>WILL BE TAKING.</b>

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<b>>> THEY'LL SPEND A LOT OF TIME</b>

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<b>OVER THE SAND DUNES.</b>

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<b>SIMILAR TO THE SAND DUNES IN THE</b>

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<b>AREA IN AFRICA.</b>

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<b>SO WHAT WE'LL DO, WE'LL FLY</b>

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<b>DRAG.</b>

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<b>FLY OVER OH, ABOUT, IS THAT'S</b>

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<b>WHY WE GO THROUGH THE ANALYSIS</b>

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<b>WHAT ARE THOSE SANDS MADE OF?</b>

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<b>HAVE THEY DRIFTED DOWN?</b>

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<b>HAVE THEY BEEN MODIFIED?</b>

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<b>HAVE THEY BEEN BLOWN IN FROM</b>

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<b>LONG DISTANCES?</b>

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<b>THAT WILL BE A VERY EXCITING</b>

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<b>PART OF THE MISSION.</b>

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<b>>> WHY DO WE CALL TITAN OCEAN</b>

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<b>WORLD?</b>

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<b>>> YES, OCEAN WORLDS ARE AN</b>

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<b>EARTH IS AN OCEAN WORLD BECAUSE</b>

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<b>WE HAVE AN OCEAN ON THE SURFACE.</b>

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<b>IN OTHER PLANETS WITH ATMOSPHERE</b>

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<b>YOU DON'T TYPICALLY SEE OCANS</b>

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<b>AT THE SURFACE.</b>

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<b>WHAT WE SEE IN A WORLD LIKE TIE</b>

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<b>ON IT AND SIMILARLY, THEY HAVE</b>

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<b>FOLKS BELOW 9 SURFACE.</b>

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<b>THAT HAS.</b>

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<b>WHAT DRAGONFLY WILL DO IS LET US</b>

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<b>KNOW IF THAT OCEAN IS CLOSE</b>

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<b>ENOUGH TO THE SURFACE TO MIX</b>

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<b>WITH THOSE COMPLEX MOLECULES</b>

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<b>FALLING OUT OF THE ATMOSPHERE.</b>

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<b>IF SO, THAT MEANS WE HAVE MORE</b>

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<b>UP GREEDS THAT COULD COME</b>

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<b>TOGETHER TO COULD LEAD TO LIVE.</b>

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<b>>> WE'RE STARTING T GET</b>

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<b>QUESTIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA.</b>

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<b>WE'LL TURN IN TO HIM.</b>

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<b>>> IF YOU WANT TO ASK A QUESTION</b>

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<b>GO TO #ASK NASA:  FROM TED</b>

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<b>CURIOSITY.</b>

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<b>WHAT IS THE EXPECTED LIFE SPAN</b>

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<b>OF DRAGONFLY?</b>

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<b>>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.</b>

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<b>ONCE WE LAND WE'LL SPEND TWO AND</b>

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<b>A HALF YEARS FLYING AROUND</b>

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<b>TITAN.</b>

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<b>AND WE'LL DO IT, AS YOU SAID A</b>

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<b>COUPLE OF DOZEN FLIGHTS.</b>

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<b>AND THAT WILL ALLOW US TO GO 180</b>

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<b>>> WILL DRAGONFLY HAVE WHEEL OR</b>

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<b>TRACKS OR ONLY PROPELLERS?</b>

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<b>>> IT ONLY HAS PROPELLERS.</b>

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<b>IT HAS SKIDS UNDERNEATH SO WE</b>

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<b>CAN LAND ON THOSE SKIDS.</b>

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<b>BUT ANY TIME WE WANT TO MOVE,</b>

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<b>WE'LL USE THOSE PRO BELLERS FOR</b>

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<b>THEIR FLIGHTS.</b>

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<b>SOME FLIGHTS MAY BE 8 OR # MPH</b>

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<b>LONG.</b>

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<b>THAT'S THE BEAUTY DRAGONFLY,</b>

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<b>BECAUSE WHAT WE'VE LEARNED WHEN</b>

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<b>WE GO TO OTHER WORLDS, IF CAN</b>

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<b>MOVE AROUND, IF YOU HAVE</b>

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<b>MOBILITY, YOU CAN LEARN MORE.</b>

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<b>THERE IS NOTHING MORE</b>

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<b>FRUSTRATING SPENDING A YEAR, TEN</b>

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<b>YEARS TRYING TO GET SOMEWHERE,</b>

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<b>AND YOU REALIZE I WISH WE WERE</b>

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<b>TEN FEET OVER IN THAT DIRECTION.</b>

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<b>DRAGONFLY WILL MAKE THAT COME</b>

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<b>TRUE.</b>

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<b>>> YouTube IS WITH US, AND</b>

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<b>WHAT ROCKET IS GOING TO BE USED</b>

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<b>TO SEND DRAGONFLY TO TITAN?</b>

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<b>>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.</b>

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<b>AND ONCE WE GET CLOSER TO IF</b>

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<b>IT'S A WE'LL LOOK AT WHAT</b>

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<b>PERFORMANCE WE NEED AND WHAT</b>

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<b>FRONT POSSIBLY.</b>

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<b>>> AND IT'S A LONG FLIGHT.</b>

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<b>IT WIL TAKE EIGHT YEARS.</b>

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<b>WE'RE USING A GRAVITY ASSIST?</b>

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<b>>> WE'LL LAUNCH IN 2026, AND</b>

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<b>WE'LL ARRIVE IN 2034.</b>

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<b>IT IS A LONG FLIGHT.</b>

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<b>AND THAT IS THE CURSE OF</b>

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<b>EXPLORATION IN THE OUTER SOLAR</b>

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<b>SYSTEM.</b>

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<b>IT ALWAYS TAKES A LONG TIME TO</b>

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<b>GET THERE.</b>

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<b>WE'LL DO A GRAPHIST      GRAPH.</b>

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<b>>> IS TITAN GEOLOGICALLY ACTIVE.</b>

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<b>>> AH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION</b>

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<b>AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE</b>

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<b>DEBATING.</b>

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<b>IT'S GEOLOGICALLY ACTIVE IN THE</b>

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<b>FACT THAT METHANE HAS BEEN</b>

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<b>COLLECTING IN LAKES.</b>

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<b>AND THE QUESTION IS ARE THERE</b>

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<b>CRYO VOLCANOS.</b>

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<b>INSTEAD OF ERUPTING LAVA, TITAN</b>

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<b>IS SO COLD, WOULD BE   THERE BE </b>

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<b>IT'S STILL AN OPEN DEBATE.</b>

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<b>BUT WHAT WE'RE HOPING IS THAT</b>

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<b>DRAGONFLY WILL BE ABLE TO SAMPLE</b>

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<b>SOME OF THOSE CRYO LAVAS FROM</b>

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<b>THE IMPACT AND SEE HOW THAT</b>

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<b>LICKED WATER IS MIXED WITH THE</b>

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<b>SURFACE MATERIALS.</b>

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<b>>> THIS IS GOING TO BE A GREAT</b>

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<b>MISSION.</b>

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<b>WE'RE GOING TO TAKE MORE</b>

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<b>QUESTIONS AT   AT #ASK NASA.</b>

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<b>WE'RE GOING TO FIND MORE ABOUT</b>

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<b>THE ACTUAL SPACECRAFT.</b>

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<b>HERE YOU GO, SOPHIA.</b>

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<b>>> THANK YOU, GREY.</b>

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<b>YES, WE'RE AT JOHNS HOPKINS</b>

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<b>APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY.</b>

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<b>I'M HERE WITH THE PRINCIPAL</b>

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<b>INVESTIGATOR, ZIBI.</b>

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<b>THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US HERE.</b>

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<b>>> MY PLEASURE.</b>

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<b>>> WE FOUND OUT YESTERDAY THAT</b>

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<b>THIS IS GOING TO BE THE NEXT</b>

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<b>FRAN TEARS MISSION.</b>

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<b>>> WE'RE THRILLED AND READY TO</b>

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<b>JUMP ON IN AND GET GOING TO GO</b>

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<b>TO TITAN.</b>

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<b>>> NOW WE CAN PACK ABOUT THE</b>

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<b>HARDWARE OF THIS.</b>

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<b>THIS IS A ONE-FOURTH SCALE MODEL</b>

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<b>OF DRAGONFLY.</b>

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<b>>> YES.</b>

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<b>>> LET'S DESCRIBE WHAT SIZE IS</b>

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<b>THIS HERE?</b>

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<b>>> YES, THIS IS A ONE-FOURTH</b>

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<b>SCALE MODEL.</b>

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<b>DRAGONFLY IS THE SIZE OF A MARS</b>

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<b>ROVER.</b>

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<b>IT STANDS ABOUT THIS HIGH AND 10</b>

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<b>SO WE'RE USED TO DRONES THAT ARE</b>

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<b>SMALL THINGS THAT WE FLY AROUND</b>

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<b>IN OUR BACKYARDS.</b>

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<b>DRAGONFLY IS REALLY A MARS ROVER</b>

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<b>SCIENCE DRONE THAT WILL BE ABLE</b>

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<b>TO FLY FROM PLACE TO PLACE IN</b>

400
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<b>WHAT DO YOU GET OUT OF THIS</b>

401
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<b>MISSION?</b>

402
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<b>WHAT IS THE END GOAL.</b>

403
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<b>>> WELL, TITAN IS REALLY A</b>

404
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<b>LABORATORY TO UNDERSTAND THE</b>

405
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<b>CHEMISTRY.</b>

406
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<b># THE CHEMISTRY THAT TOOK THE</b>

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<b>STEP TO BIOLOGY.</b>

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<b>WE KNOW THAT TITAN HAS RICH</b>

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<b>COMPLEX KELLER UNDER THE SUR</b>

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<b>THIS IS ENERGY IN THE SUNLIGHT,</b>

411
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<b>AND WE KNOW THERE HAS BEEN</b>

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<b>LIQUID WATER ON THE SURFACE IN</b>

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<b>THE PAST.</b>

414
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<b>THESE INGREDIENTS THAT ARE</b>

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<b>NECESSARY TO THEY'VE BEEN DOING</b>

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<b>CHEMISTRY EXPERIMENTS, AND</b>

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<b>DRAGONFLY DESIGNS TO PICK UP</b>

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<b>THOSE EXPERIMENTS AND STUDY</b>

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<b>THEM.</b>

420
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<b>>> LET'S TAKE A TOUR OF WHAT</b>

421
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<b>WE'VE GOT HERE.</b>

422
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<b>CAN YOU SHOW US WHAT WE'RE</b>

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<b>LOOKING AT?</b>

424
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<b>>> ABSOLUTELY.</b>

425
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<b>THIS IS THE ONE-FOURTH SCALE</b>

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<b>MODEL OF DRAG.</b>

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<b>FLY.</b>

428
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<b>MOST OF THE INSTRUMENTS ARE LDS</b>

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<b>THE BODY OF THE LANDER,</b>

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<b>PROTECTED FROM THE ENVIRONMENT</b>

431
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<b>THIS IS WHERE OUR AFFORD-LOOKING</b>

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<b>AM HARASS WILLING AT.</b>

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<b>WE HAVE.</b>

434
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<b>THIS IS HOW WE COMMUNICATE</b>

435
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<b>SENDING DATA DIRECTLY FROM THE</b>

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<b>SURFACE OF TITAN BACK TO US ON</b>

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<b>EARTH.</b>

438
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<b>THESE TWO BOXES ON THE HIGH GAIN</b>

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<b>ACTIVITY ARE BO FOR THE ANTENNA</b>

440
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<b>ALLOWS US TO MOVE THOSE CAMERAS</b>

441
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<b>AROUND.</b>

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<b>WE CAN MOVE AND POINT TOWARDS</b>

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<b>EARTH TO COMMUNICATE.</b>

444
00:19:12.584 --> 00:19:15.354
<b>AND THAT MEANS THAT WE CAN MOVE</b>

445
00:19:15.354 --> 00:19:18.891
<b>THESE AROUND TO TAKE A PANORAMA</b>

446
00:19:18.891 --> 00:19:26.632
<b>TO CREATE AN UP PARTICIPATE.</b>

447
00:19:26.632 --> 00:19:30.035
<b>>> I THERE IS A DRILL ON EACH</b>

448
00:19:30.035 --> 00:19:30.335
<b>SIDE.</b>

449
00:19:30.335 --> 00:19:32.371
<b>YOU CAN SEE THE DRILL--BECAUSE</b>

450
00:19:32.371 --> 00:19:35.507
<b>DRAGONFLY FLIES, WE'RE NOT USE</b>

451
00:19:35.507 --> 00:19:38.243
<b>TO HAVING AN ARE WE HAVE TO</b>

452
00:19:38.243 --> 00:19:40.679
<b>THINK ABOUT AERODYNAMICS.</b>

453
00:19:40.679 --> 00:19:42.681
<b>WE HAVE PROTECTION TO MAKE SURE</b>

454
00:19:42.681 --> 00:19:44.416
<b>WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF DRAG WHEN</b>

455
00:19:44.416 --> 00:19:46.451
<b>WE'RE FLYING.</b>

456
00:19:46.451 --> 00:19:53.091
<b>THESE TWO DRILLS FEED A PNEUMATI</b>

457
00:19:53.091 --> 00:19:53.425
<b>SYSTEM.</b>

458
00:19:53.425 --> 00:19:55.627
<b>WE CAN DRILL DOWN AND THEN SUCK</b>

459
00:19:55.627 --> 00:20:00.432
<b>MATERIAL UP INTO THE MASS</b>

460
00:20:00.432 --> 00:20:01.333
<b>SPECTROMETER.</b>

461
00:20:01.333 --> 00:20:02.734
<b>AND THAT SITS HERE INSIDE THE</b>

462
00:20:02.734 --> 00:20:03.068
<b>LANDER.</b>

463
00:20:03.068 --> 00:20:05.804
<b>THEN THERE IS ANOTHER WAY WE CAN</b>

464
00:20:05.804 --> 00:20:06.838
<b>MEASURE THE COMPOSITION OF</b>

465
00:20:06.838 --> 00:20:08.207
<b>SURFACE MATERIALS.</b>

466
00:20:08.207 --> 00:20:13.645
<b>THAT'S THE GAMMA RAY AND NEUTRON</b>

467
00:20:13.645 --> 00:20:14.079
<b>SPECTROMETER.</b>

468
00:20:14.079 --> 00:20:21.320
<b>WE CAN WE GET VERY HIGH, VERY</b>

469
00:20:21.320 --> 00:20:25.724
<b>FINE MEASUREMENTS AT VERY LOCAL</b>

470
00:20:25.724 --> 00:20:35.434
<b>LANDING SIGHTS AND THEM WE CAN</b>

471
00:20:35.434 --> 00:20:36.735
<b>GET A FEW--</b>

472
00:20:36.735 --> 00:20:39.805
<b>>> THIS WILL SEND A PULSE OF</b>

473
00:20:39.805 --> 00:20:40.138
<b>ENERGY.</b>

474
00:20:40.138 --> 00:20:42.140
<b>>> YES, USUALLY WHEN WE HAVE</b>

475
00:20:42.140 --> 00:20:43.775
<b>GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETER IN</b>

476
00:20:43.775 --> 00:20:45.944
<b>FLIGHT, WE CAN USE THE COSMIC</b>

477
00:20:45.944 --> 00:20:47.479
<b>RAYS AS IT'S SOURCES.</b>

478
00:20:47.479 --> 00:20:49.748
<b>BUT THE ATMOSPHERE THEY WOULDS</b>

479
00:20:49.748 --> 00:20:50.182
<b>YOU FROM THAT.</b>

480
00:20:50.182 --> 00:21:01.393
<b>WE HAVE TO BRING A NEW TRAP, AND</b>

481
00:21:01.393 --> 00:21:06.231
<b>SENSE THE NEW MATERIALS IN THE</b>

482
00:21:06.231 --> 00:21:07.466
<b>SUB SURFACE.</b>

483
00:21:07.466 --> 00:21:09.468
<b>>> IT IS UNUSUAL TO HAVE A</b>

484
00:21:09.468 --> 00:21:10.002
<b>FLYING DEVICE HERE.</b>

485
00:21:10.002 --> 00:21:11.670
<b>WE HAVE EIGHT ROTORS ON THIS.</b>

486
00:21:11.670 --> 00:21:14.006
<b>WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO FLY</b>

487
00:21:14.006 --> 00:21:15.307
<b>INSTEAD OF ROLE?</b>

488
00:21:15.307 --> 00:21:17.376
<b>>> YES, SO FLYING ON TITAN IS</b>

489
00:21:17.376 --> 00:21:19.111
<b>ACTUALLY EASIER THAN FLYING ON</b>

490
00:21:19.111 --> 00:21:19.511
<b>EARTH.</b>

491
00:21:19.511 --> 00:21:22.648
<b>THE ATMOSPHERE IS FOUR TIMES</b>

492
00:21:22.648 --> 00:21:33.959
<b>DENSER AT THE PAR IT WAS        </b>

493
00:21:33.959 --> 00:21:35.360
<b>AND IT'S ACTUALLY EASER TO FLY</b>

494
00:21:35.360 --> 00:21:36.194
<b>ON TITAN.</b>

495
00:21:36.194 --> 00:21:38.964
<b>SO IF YOU PUT ON WINGS, IT WOULD</b>

496
00:21:38.964 --> 00:21:41.600
<b>BE EASIER TO FLY ON TITAN.</b>

497
00:21:41.600 --> 00:21:44.002
<b>SO IT'S THE EASIER WAY TO GO AND</b>

498
00:21:44.002 --> 00:21:45.470
<b>WE WANT TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE</b>

499
00:21:45.470 --> 00:21:47.172
<b>MATERIALS ON THE SURFACE HAVE</b>

500
00:21:47.172 --> 00:21:50.742
<b>INTERACTED IN DIFFERENT WAYS.</b>

501
00:21:50.742 --> 00:21:51.243
<b>>> WONDERFUL.</b>

502
00:21:51.243 --> 00:21:53.378
<b>SO MUCH MORE SCIENCE WHICH IS</b>

503
00:21:53.378 --> 00:21:55.147
<b>ALL THAT WE WANT.</b>

504
00:21:55.147 --> 00:21:55.647
<b>>> ABSOLUTELY.</b>

505
00:21:55.647 --> 00:21:57.883
<b>>> LET'S TAKE A LOOK AGAIN</b>

506
00:21:57.883 --> 00:22:00.786
<b>BECAUSE WE HAVE MORE PARTS</b>

507
00:22:00.786 --> 00:22:01.720
<b>BEHIND HERE.</b>

508
00:22:01.720 --> 00:22:03.722
<b>WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT.</b>

509
00:22:03.722 --> 00:22:12.097
<b>>> YES, DRAGONFLY IS DESIGNED TO</b>

510
00:22:12.097 --> 00:22:15.534
<b>MULTI MISSION ISOTROPE MISSION.</b>

511
00:22:15.534 --> 00:22:18.236
<b>AND SO WE USE THIS TO CHARGE A</b>

512
00:22:18.236 --> 00:22:18.570
<b>BATTERY.</b>

513
00:22:18.570 --> 00:22:19.705
<b>AND TEN ALL OF OUR ACTIVITIES</b>

514
00:22:19.705 --> 00:22:21.340
<b>ARE PERFORMED OFF OF THAT</b>

515
00:22:21.340 --> 00:22:21.673
<b>BATTERY.</b>

516
00:22:21.673 --> 00:22:24.209
<b>SO WHEN WE FLY, WE FLY OFF THE</b>

517
00:22:24.209 --> 00:22:24.543
<b>BATTERY.</b>

518
00:22:24.543 --> 00:22:27.045
<b>THEN WHEN WE LAND, WE CAN</b>

519
00:22:27.045 --> 00:22:28.880
<b>RECHARGE FROM THE MRTG BECAUSE</b>

520
00:22:28.880 --> 00:22:30.782
<b>THERE IS NOT ENOUGH SIGN LIGHT</b>

521
00:22:30.782 --> 00:22:32.551
<b>THAT GETS TO THE SURFACE OF</b>

522
00:22:32.551 --> 00:22:34.553
<b>TITAN THAT FAR OUT IN THE SOLAR</b>

523
00:22:34.553 --> 00:22:37.856
<b>SYSTEM IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO DO</b>

524
00:22:37.856 --> 00:22:38.290
<b>SOLAR POWER.</b>

525
00:22:38.290 --> 00:22:39.691
<b>>> IS THERE SOMETHING THAT</b>

526
00:22:39.691 --> 00:22:41.259
<b>YOU'RE REALLY EAGER TO TELL THE</b>

527
00:22:41.259 --> 00:22:43.395
<b>PUBLIC ABOUT THIS MISSION?</b>

528
00:22:43.395 --> 00:22:48.166
<b>>> THE THING--THERE ARE SO MANY</b>

529
00:22:48.166 --> 00:22:48.567
<b>THINGS.</b>

530
00:22:48.567 --> 00:22:51.336
<b>ONE OF THE THINGS IS</b>

531
00:22:51.336 --> 00:22:52.804
<b>PARTICULARLY EXCITING ABOUT THIS</b>

532
00:22:52.804 --> 00:22:54.339
<b>MISSION IS THAT WE CAN DO THE</b>

533
00:22:54.339 --> 00:22:56.575
<b>VERY DETAILED CHEMICAL</b>

534
00:22:56.575 --> 00:22:58.176
<b>MEASUREMENT, BUT TO BE ABLE TO</b>

535
00:22:58.176 --> 00:23:02.781
<b>PUT THEM IN TITAN AS A SYSTEM SO</b>

536
00:23:02.781 --> 00:23:03.915
<b>WE UNDERSTAND THE WAY THE</b>

537
00:23:03.915 --> 00:23:05.283
<b>MATERIALS INTERACT, THE WAY THEY</b>

538
00:23:05.283 --> 00:23:07.085
<b>HAVE BEEN MIXED TOGETHER.</b>

539
00:23:07.085 --> 00:23:10.956
<b>WE HAVE IN ADDITION TO THE</b>

540
00:23:10.956 --> 00:23:14.192
<b>CAMERAS AND THE INSTRUMENTS THAT</b>

541
00:23:14.192 --> 00:23:20.432
<b>MEASURE THE ATMOSPHERE AND</b>

542
00:23:20.432 --> 00:23:22.734
<b>UNDERSTAND HOW IT CHANGES FROM</b>

543
00:23:22.734 --> 00:23:30.108
<b>DAY-TO-DAY, AND WE HAVE A SIZE  </b>

544
00:23:30.108 --> 00:23:32.577
<b>SIZEMOMETER AND UNDERSTAND THE</b>

545
00:23:32.577 --> 00:23:33.945
<b>SEISMIC ACTIVITY AND THE</b>

546
00:23:33.945 --> 00:23:36.148
<b>THICKNESS OF THE ICE SHELF OVER</b>

547
00:23:36.148 --> 00:23:41.686
<b>THE DEEP INTERIOR LIQUID WATER.</b>

548
00:23:41.686 --> 00:23:44.222
<b>>> THE WAY YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT</b>

549
00:23:44.222 --> 00:23:46.858
<b>THIS MISSION, IT SOUNDS LIKE</b>

550
00:23:46.858 --> 00:23:47.993
<b>WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A PLANET,</b>

551
00:23:47.993 --> 00:23:49.895
<b>BUT THIS IS A MOON THAT WE'RE</b>

552
00:23:49.895 --> 00:23:53.031
<b>TALKING ABOUT.</b>

553
00:23:53.031 --> 00:23:54.466
<b>IT HAS RIVERS, AN ATMOSPHERE,</b>

554
00:23:54.466 --> 00:23:57.702
<b>AND STILL, IT'S ORBITING SATURN.</b>

555
00:23:57.702 --> 00:24:02.340
<b>HOW WONDERFUL WOULD IT BE TO GO</b>

556
00:24:02.340 --> 00:24:05.777
<b>AFTER THERE.</b>

557
00:24:05.777 --> 00:24:07.245
<b>WE HAVE THE MATERIALS THAT ARE</b>

558
00:24:07.245 --> 00:24:10.148
<b>AT THESE LOW TEMPERATURES AND</b>

559
00:24:10.148 --> 00:24:12.017
<b>THE BEDROCK ARE ICE AND SAN</b>

560
00:24:12.017 --> 00:24:14.386
<b>DUNES ARE MADE OF ORGANNING SAND</b>

561
00:24:14.386 --> 00:24:14.820
<b>GRAINS.</b>

562
00:24:14.820 --> 00:24:17.689
<b>AND THE LIQUID ON THE SURFACE IS</b>

563
00:24:17.689 --> 00:24:18.390
<b>LIQUID METHANE.</b>

564
00:24:18.390 --> 00:24:20.792
<b>DESPITE THE FACT THAT THESE ARE</b>

565
00:24:20.792 --> 00:24:22.327
<b>VERY DIFFERENT MATERIALS THAN</b>

566
00:24:22.327 --> 00:24:26.465
<b>WE'RE USED TO, THE ENVIRONMENT</b>

567
00:24:26.465 --> 00:24:31.336
<b>THAT THEY'VE MADE WAS UP</b>

568
00:24:31.336 --> 00:24:33.238
<b>CREDITABLY FAMILIAR FEEL.</b>

569
00:24:33.238 --> 00:24:35.674
<b>>> LET'S TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT THAT</b>

570
00:24:35.674 --> 00:24:36.074
<b>VARIABILITY.</b>

571
00:24:36.074 --> 00:24:38.176
<b>WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?</b>

572
00:24:38.176 --> 00:24:43.715
<b>>> THE DRAGONFLY, THE INITIAL</b>

573
00:24:43.715 --> 00:24:44.983
<b>LANDING FLIGHT ARE THAT IS</b>

574
00:24:44.983 --> 00:24:45.484
<b>EQUATORIAL DUNES.</b>

575
00:24:45.484 --> 00:24:49.221
<b>THEY HAVE THE LARGEST ZEN</b>

576
00:24:49.221 --> 00:24:55.093
<b>GARDENS WRAPPED AROUND THE</b>

577
00:24:55.093 --> 00:24:57.362
<b>EQUATORIAL REGION.</b>

578
00:24:57.362 --> 00:24:58.697
<b>ALTHOUGH THE MATERIALS ARE VERY</b>

579
00:24:58.697 --> 00:25:00.098
<b>DIFFERENT, THIS IS VERY SIMILAR</b>

580
00:25:00.098 --> 00:25:02.667
<b>TO SOME OF THE REGIONS THAT WE</b>

581
00:25:02.667 --> 00:25:03.502
<b>HAVE HERE ON EARTH.</b>

582
00:25:03.502 --> 00:25:06.204
<b>THERE IS A VERY GOOD ANALOGUE</b>

583
00:25:06.204 --> 00:25:09.908
<b>FOR THE DUNES THAT WE'LL BE</b>

584
00:25:09.908 --> 00:25:11.910
<b>VISITING IN THE DESERT WHERE WE</b>

585
00:25:11.910 --> 00:25:15.180
<b>HAVE DUNES THAT AE VERY SIMILAR</b>

586
00:25:15.180 --> 00:25:18.750
<b>BUT MADE OF SILICON AND ARE</b>

587
00:25:18.750 --> 00:25:19.084
<b>WARMER.</b>

588
00:25:19.084 --> 00:25:21.620
<b>>> I THINK ITS TIME TO GO WITH</b>

589
00:25:21.620 --> 00:25:29.828
<b>SOME QUESTIONS WITH #ASK NASA.</b>

590
00:25:29.828 --> 00:25:31.963
<b>I'M GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT</b>

591
00:25:31.963 --> 00:25:41.106
<b>WE'VE GOT GOING HERE.</b>

592
00:25:41.106 --> 00:25:44.242
<b>TOM IS ASKING, WILL WE GET</b>

593
00:25:44.242 --> 00:25:45.744
<b>HIGH-QUALITY PICTURES?</b>

594
00:25:45.744 --> 00:25:47.412
<b>>> YES, WE'LL HAVE A SUITE OF</b>

595
00:25:47.412 --> 00:25:50.081
<b>CAMERAS THAT WILL BE ABLE TO</b>

596
00:25:50.081 --> 00:25:57.322
<b>TAKE DIFFERENT RESOLUTIONS.</b>

597
00:25:57.322 --> 00:25:58.123
<b>WE'LL IMAGE FORWARD AND</b>

598
00:25:58.123 --> 00:26:00.292
<b>DOWNWARD, AND VERY HIGH</b>

599
00:26:00.292 --> 00:26:02.060
<b>RESOLUTION CAMERAS UNDERNEATH</b>

600
00:26:02.060 --> 00:26:05.697
<b>THE LANDER THAT WILL IMAGE THE</b>

601
00:26:05.697 --> 00:26:08.199
<b>SITE WHERE WE'RE SAMPLING AT</b>

602
00:26:08.199 --> 00:26:09.534
<b>VERY HIGH RESOLUTION.</b>

603
00:26:09.534 --> 00:26:12.304
<b>WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET THE CONTEXT</b>

604
00:26:12.304 --> 00:26:17.309
<b>OF DIFFERENT SCALES WITH THE CAM</b>

605
00:26:17.309 --> 00:26:19.578
<b>FROM A THING THAT SITS REALLY</b>

606
00:26:19.578 --> 00:26:20.412
<b>FUN BECAUSE WE HAVE DUNES ON</b>

607
00:26:20.412 --> 00:26:22.714
<b>TITAN, ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANT</b>

608
00:26:22.714 --> 00:26:26.384
<b>TO STUDY IS THE WAY THE SANDS</b>

609
00:26:26.384 --> 00:26:26.685
<b>MOVE.</b>

610
00:26:26.685 --> 00:26:27.652
<b>HOW MUCH WIND DO YOU NEED TO</b>

611
00:26:27.652 --> 00:26:29.220
<b>MAKE THE STAND MOVES.</b>

612
00:26:29.220 --> 00:26:31.923
<b>AND WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR</b>

613
00:26:31.923 --> 00:26:38.663
<b>THERE TO BE A BREEZE.</b>

614
00:26:38.663 --> 00:26:40.332
<b>>> JUST ONE ROTOR AT A TIME?</b>

615
00:26:40.332 --> 00:26:40.799
<b>>> EXACTLY.</b>

616
00:26:40.799 --> 00:26:42.334
<b>>> THEN WE CAN USE THE CAMERAS</b>

617
00:26:42.334 --> 00:26:44.603
<b>TO LOOK DOWN IN THAT AREA AND</b>

618
00:26:44.603 --> 00:26:49.574
<b>WATCH AND SEE HOW MUCH IT TOOK</b>

619
00:26:49.574 --> 00:26:51.543
<b>TO GET THE SANDS TO MOVE.</b>

620
00:26:51.543 --> 00:26:53.244
<b>>> I'M EXCITED TO SEE THESE</b>

621
00:26:53.244 --> 00:26:54.412
<b>PICTURES COME BACK.</b>

622
00:26:54.412 --> 00:26:55.981
<b>TOO BAD IT WILL BE A FEW YEARS.</b>

623
00:26:55.981 --> 00:26:57.682
<b>>> IT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT.</b>

624
00:26:57.682 --> 00:26:59.284
<b>YOU HAVE TO BE PATIENT.</b>

625
00:26:59.284 --> 00:27:05.690
<b>>> WE IS THERE A THICK WHITE SAN</b>

626
00:27:05.690 --> 00:27:07.826
<b>AND KEY AREAS OF EXPLORATION,</b>

627
00:27:07.826 --> 00:27:09.394
<b>AND WHAT DO YOU EXPECT?</b>

628
00:27:09.394 --> 00:27:10.929
<b>>> YES, CASSINI HAS DONE A LOT</b>

629
00:27:10.929 --> 00:27:12.831
<b>OF WORK FOR US TO SCOUT THE AREA</b>

630
00:27:12.831 --> 00:27:16.935
<b>THAT WE'LL BE LANDING IN.</b>

631
00:27:16.935 --> 00:27:21.473
<b>WE'LL INITIALLY LAND IN THE SAND</b>

632
00:27:21.473 --> 00:27:21.773
<b>DUNES.</b>

633
00:27:21.773 --> 00:27:24.175
<b>THERE WILL BE RICH MATERIAL IN</b>

634
00:27:24.175 --> 00:27:25.477
<b>THE SAND DUNES THEMSELVES AND</b>

635
00:27:25.477 --> 00:27:26.444
<b>THE SAND PARTICLES THEMSELVES.</b>

636
00:27:26.444 --> 00:27:29.147
<b>AND THEN WE'LL GO DOWN INTO THE</b>

637
00:27:29.147 --> 00:27:31.416
<b>IMPACT CRATER, SO WE HAVE</b>

638
00:27:31.416 --> 00:27:34.419
<b>INFORMATION FROM C ASSINI AT THE</b>

639
00:27:34.419 --> 00:27:35.220
<b>HIGH LEVEL ABOUT THE NATURE OF</b>

640
00:27:35.220 --> 00:27:37.989
<b>THE SURFACE AND WHAT WE MAY</b>

641
00:27:37.989 --> 00:27:38.423
<b>ENCOUNTER.</b>

642
00:27:38.423 --> 00:27:40.692
<b>BUT WHAT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO</b>

643
00:27:40.692 --> 00:27:42.527
<b>DO IS EX-FLOOR THAT HIGH</b>

644
00:27:42.527 --> 00:27:50.335
<b>RESOLUTION AT A MUCH MORE.</b>

645
00:27:50.335 --> 00:27:52.771
<b>>> WILL RAIN ON TITAN POSE ANY</b>

646
00:27:52.771 --> 00:27:53.104
<b>THREAT?</b>

647
00:27:53.104 --> 00:27:56.441
<b>>> WE HAVE THOROUGHLY TESTED THE</b>

648
00:27:56.441 --> 00:27:58.176
<b>SYSTEM TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS</b>

649
00:27:58.176 --> 00:27:59.811
<b>NOT A THREAT IN TERMS OF THE</b>

650
00:27:59.811 --> 00:28:01.079
<b>FLIGHT SYSTEM.</b>

651
00:28:01.079 --> 00:28:03.548
<b>AND AT THIS TIME IN TITAN'S YEAR</b>

652
00:28:03.548 --> 00:28:06.317
<b>WE DON'T ACTUALLY EXPECT RAIN AT</b>

653
00:28:06.317 --> 00:28:08.353
<b>THE LOW LATITUDES.</b>

654
00:28:08.353 --> 00:28:12.757
<b>TITAN'S YEAR IS--BECAUSE SATURN</b>

655
00:28:12.757 --> 00:28:15.427
<b>SYSTEM HAS A TOTE SYSTEM SIMILAR</b>

656
00:28:15.427 --> 00:28:17.996
<b>TO EARTH.</b>

657
00:28:17.996 --> 00:28:19.264
<b>TODAY TAN HAS SIMILAR SENSE.</b>

658
00:28:19.264 --> 00:28:22.567
<b>IN NORTHERN WINTER, THE NORTH</b>

659
00:28:22.567 --> 00:28:26.705
<b>WOOL IS NOT ILLUMINATED BY THE</b>

660
00:28:26.705 --> 00:28:26.971
<b>SUN.</b>

661
00:28:26.971 --> 00:28:29.574
<b>EXCEPT FOR TITAN'S YEARS ARE 12</b>

662
00:28:29.574 --> 00:28:31.076
<b>YEARS LONG.</b>

663
00:28:31.076 --> 00:28:34.212
<b>BUT BECAUSE CASSINI WAS ABLE TO</b>

664
00:28:34.212 --> 00:28:35.780
<b>OBSERVE 13 YEARS, IT'S ALMOST A</b>

665
00:28:35.780 --> 00:28:37.515
<b>HALF A TITAN YEAR.</b>

666
00:28:37.515 --> 00:28:41.886
<b>WE KNOW HOW THE AND BECAUSE</b>

667
00:28:41.886 --> 00:28:48.893
<b>WE'RE GOING TO BE LANDING AN AT</b>

668
00:28:48.893 --> 00:28:53.131
<b>A SIMILAR LATITUDE OF THE ROVER,</b>

669
00:28:53.131 --> 00:28:54.866
<b>AND AT THAT TIME OF YEAR THE</b>

670
00:28:54.866 --> 00:28:58.369
<b>WEATHER SYSTEMS ARE AT THE SOUTH</b>

671
00:28:58.369 --> 00:28:58.670
<b>POLE.</b>

672
00:28:58.670 --> 00:29:02.307
<b>>> WILL DRAGONFLY BE ABLE TO</b>

673
00:29:02.307 --> 00:29:03.308
<b>TRANSMIT VIDEO.</b>

674
00:29:03.308 --> 00:29:07.545
<b>>> WELL, WE'LL TAKE A SERIES OF</b>

675
00:29:07.545 --> 00:29:19.224
<b>I THINK MAGAZINESES, AND WE WOP </b>

676
00:29:19.224 --> 00:29:20.825
<b>WE'RE TRANSMITTING FROM THE</b>

677
00:29:20.825 --> 00:29:22.560
<b>SURFACE OF TITAN TO EARTH, WE'LL</b>

678
00:29:22.560 --> 00:29:26.030
<b>BE ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER A SERIES</b>

679
00:29:26.030 --> 00:29:28.066
<b>OF IMAGES IN A SEQUENCE.</b>

680
00:29:28.066 --> 00:29:29.701
<b>>> WE'LL BE GETTING IMAGES FROM</b>

681
00:29:29.701 --> 00:29:31.302
<b>THE SURFACE OF TITAN.</b>

682
00:29:31.302 --> 00:29:34.405
<b>IT WILL BE GOOD.</b>

683
00:29:34.405 --> 00:29:37.375
<b>>> FROM TWITTER, CAN DRAGONFLY</b>

684
00:29:37.375 --> 00:29:38.309
<b>LAND ON HILLS OR MOUNTAINOUS</b>

685
00:29:38.309 --> 00:29:38.610
<b>AREAS?</b>

686
00:29:38.610 --> 00:29:40.945
<b>>> SO DRAGONFLY IS DESIGNED TO</b>

687
00:29:40.945 --> 00:29:44.949
<b>FLY AUTONOMOUSLY, AND TO LAND</b>

688
00:29:44.949 --> 00:29:45.383
<b>AUTONOMOUSLY.</b>

689
00:29:45.383 --> 00:29:50.288
<b>SO WE HAVE A HARD NAVIGATION</b>

690
00:29:50.288 --> 00:29:55.193
<b>SYSTEM SO WE WOULD BE ABLE TO</b>

691
00:29:55.193 --> 00:29:57.228
<b>DETECT SLOPES THAT ARE TOO STEEP</b>

692
00:29:57.228 --> 00:30:01.332
<b>IS TO LAND ON AND THEN NAVIGATE</b>

693
00:30:01.332 --> 00:30:03.535
<b>TO WIDENING INFORMATIONING</b>

694
00:30:03.535 --> 00:30:03.868
<b>SIGHTS.</b>

695
00:30:03.868 --> 00:30:05.770
<b>TO SOME DEGREE IT IS SLOPE BUT</b>

696
00:30:05.770 --> 00:30:08.339
<b>ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT WE FIND AN</b>

697
00:30:08.339 --> 00:30:10.708
<b>AREA THAT THEY CAN LAND ON.</b>

698
00:30:10.708 --> 00:30:13.411
<b>>> AND THEN WHO MANAGES THIS</b>

699
00:30:13.411 --> 00:30:15.046
<b>MISSION?</b>

700
00:30:15.046 --> 00:30:28.793
<b>>> THE MICHIGAN IS       MISSION</b>

701
00:30:28.793 --> 00:30:31.162
<b>>> IT WILL BE FROM HERE AT JOHNS</b>

702
00:30:31.162 --> 00:30:32.897
<b>HOPKINS APPLIED PHYSICS</b>

703
00:30:32.897 --> 00:30:33.298
<b>LABORATORY.</b>

704
00:30:33.298 --> 00:30:35.466
<b>>> WE HAVE DONE THE INITIAL</b>

705
00:30:35.466 --> 00:30:36.000
<b>MISSION CONCEPT.</b>

706
00:30:36.000 --> 00:30:38.002
<b>WE'VE DEMONSTRATED THAT THE</b>

707
00:30:38.002 --> 00:30:39.304
<b>CONCEPT CLOSES.</b>

708
00:30:39.304 --> 00:30:41.873
<b>THAT THE DESIGN IS ROBUST TO THE</b>

709
00:30:41.873 --> 00:30:43.308
<b>ENVIRONMENT THAT WE UNDERSTAND.</b>

710
00:30:43.308 --> 00:30:45.109
<b>AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE</b>

711
00:30:45.109 --> 00:30:46.544
<b>DEVELOPMENT OF THE MISSION,</b>

712
00:30:46.544 --> 00:30:49.514
<b>THERE WILL ABSOLUTELY BE DESIGN</b>

713
00:30:49.514 --> 00:30:50.648
<b>TWEAKS, MODIFICATIONS AS WE</b>

714
00:30:50.648 --> 00:30:53.418
<b>START TO BUILD THE DIFFERENT</b>

715
00:30:53.418 --> 00:30:54.953
<b>UNITS TOGETHER.</b>

716
00:30:54.953 --> 00:30:57.488
<b>THE FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN OF</b>

717
00:30:57.488 --> 00:31:01.826
<b>DRAGONFLY, WE WOULD EXPECT TO</b>

718
00:31:01.826 --> 00:31:04.696
<b>SEE IT STAY VERY MUCH THE SAME.</b>

719
00:31:04.696 --> 00:31:07.966
<b>THERE MAY BE MODIFICATIONS,</b>

720
00:31:07.966 --> 00:31:11.069
<b>MAYBE TO THE AERODYNAMIC SHAPE.</b>

721
00:31:11.069 --> 00:31:15.340
<b>I THINK THE ROTO COPTER WILL</b>

722
00:31:15.340 --> 00:31:16.007
<b>APPRECIATE THAT.</b>

723
00:31:16.007 --> 00:31:18.343
<b>>> BEFORE WE GO TO OUR NEXT</b>

724
00:31:18.343 --> 00:31:20.144
<b>SECTION, I WANT TO REMIND YOU IN</b>

725
00:31:20.144 --> 00:31:23.147
<b>THIS FRONT AREA WE HAVE A MASS</b>

726
00:31:23.147 --> 00:31:23.581
<b>SPECTROMETER.</b>

727
00:31:23.581 --> 00:31:24.649
<b>AND I HEAR THAT WE HAVE A GRAT</b>

728
00:31:24.649 --> 00:31:26.317
<b>MODEL OF THAT BACK IN THE</b>

729
00:31:26.317 --> 00:31:26.651
<b>STUDIO.</b>

730
00:31:26.651 --> 00:31:30.421
<b>SO GREY, TAKE IT AWAY.  THANK</b>

731
00:31:30.421 --> 00:31:31.155
<b>YOU.</b>

732
00:31:31.155 --> 00:31:32.190
<b>>> THANKS, LADIES.</b>

733
00:31:32.190 --> 00:31:37.295
<b>SO AS ZIBI MENTIONED, THE MODEL</b>

734
00:31:37.295 --> 00:31:40.565
<b>SHE WAS SHOWING TO YOU IS A</b>

735
00:31:40.565 --> 00:31:42.700
<b>ONE-QUARTER SCALE MODEL.</b>

736
00:31:42.700 --> 00:31:45.503
<b>HERE YOU HAVE THE MASS</b>

737
00:31:45.503 --> 00:31:47.372
<b>SPECTROMETER THAT SITS AT THE</b>

738
00:31:47.372 --> 00:31:49.040
<b>FRONT NOSE OF DRAGONFLY.</b>

739
00:31:49.040 --> 00:31:50.341
<b>IT'S AT THE TOP.</b>

740
00:31:50.341 --> 00:31:52.410
<b>YOU HEARD US TALK.</b>

741
00:31:52.410 --> 00:31:57.615
<b>OUR COLD WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO</b>

742
00:31:57.615 --> 00:31:58.683
<b>KEEP THEM WARM.</b>

743
00:31:58.683 --> 00:32:00.652
<b>THIS AREA RIGHT HERE, WHICH I'LL</b>

744
00:32:00.652 --> 00:32:03.154
<b>TALK ABOUT, BUT THE MASS</b>

745
00:32:03.154 --> 00:32:04.522
<b>SPECTROMETER IS THERE, SO WE'LL</b>

746
00:32:04.522 --> 00:32:06.557
<b>BE ABLE TO GET DATA TO DETERMINE</b>

747
00:32:06.557 --> 00:32:08.526
<b>WHAT THE SURFACE OF TITAN IS</b>

748
00:32:08.526 --> 00:32:09.894
<b>BUILT OF.</b>

749
00:32:09.894 --> 00:32:21.406
<b>THIS IS AN   AN INCREDIBLE AND</b>

750
00:32:21.406 --> 00:32:22.807
<b>COMPLICATED FORM OF IT.</b>

751
00:32:22.807 --> 00:32:25.109
<b>WE HAVE DRILLS IN THE SKIDS OF</b>

752
00:32:25.109 --> 00:32:25.476
<b>DRAGONFLY.</b>

753
00:32:25.476 --> 00:32:30.214
<b>IT WILL CREATE A SAMPLE AND THEN</b>

754
00:32:30.214 --> 00:32:37.588
<b>STUCKED IT FROM THAT TUBE TO THE</b>

755
00:32:37.588 --> 00:32:38.623
<b>FRONT.</b>

756
00:32:38.623 --> 00:32:41.159
<b>AND THESE CELLS HERE, THESE</b>

757
00:32:41.159 --> 00:32:42.460
<b>TUBES ARE CERTAIN SAMPLE CELLS.</b>

758
00:32:42.460 --> 00:32:45.563
<b>THERE ARE 48 OF THEM.</b>

759
00:32:45.563 --> 00:32:46.864
<b>THE SAMPLES ARE DELIVERED TO</b>

760
00:32:46.864 --> 00:32:48.900
<b>THESE TUBES AND THEN WE CAN TAKE</b>

761
00:32:48.900 --> 00:32:50.168
<b>TWO DIFFERENT MEASUREMENTS.</b>

762
00:32:50.168 --> 00:32:59.277
<b>THERE IS A MASS SPECTROMETER,</b>

763
00:32:59.277 --> 00:33:01.980
<b>AND FOR THE SECOND MEASUREMENT</b>

764
00:33:01.980 --> 00:33:02.380
<b>WE BAKE IT.</b>

765
00:33:02.380 --> 00:33:08.853
<b>WE HEAT IT UP SO IT WILL CREATE</b>

766
00:33:08.853 --> 00:33:09.187
<b>GASSES.</b>

767
00:33:09.187 --> 00:33:15.760
<b>AND THEN THIS WILL IT GIVES US A</b>

768
00:33:15.760 --> 00:33:18.229
<b>TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF INFORMATION</b>

769
00:33:18.229 --> 00:33:23.234
<b>ABOUT THE COPE BOTTLE, AT ALSO</b>

770
00:33:23.234 --> 00:33:28.740
<b>FOR SIGNS OF LIFE.</b>

771
00:33:28.740 --> 00:33:29.741
<b>>> THANKS A LOT, CURT.</b>

772
00:33:29.741 --> 00:33:32.176
<b>IT'S NOT EVERY DAY THAT WE CAN</b>

773
00:33:32.176 --> 00:33:34.812
<b>SEE A LIFE-SIZED MODEL AN</b>

774
00:33:34.812 --> 00:33:36.247
<b>INSTRUMENT THAT WILL FLY HALFWAY</b>

775
00:33:36.247 --> 00:33:37.648
<b>ACROSS THE SOLAR SYSTEM.</b>

776
00:33:37.648 --> 00:33:39.851
<b>IF YOU'RE TUNING IN WE'RE</b>

777
00:33:39.851 --> 00:33:41.552
<b>TALKING ABOUT SATURN'S TITAN,</b>

778
00:33:41.552 --> 00:33:42.854
<b>WHERE WE'RE GOING FLY.</b>

779
00:33:42.854 --> 00:33:45.289
<b>THIS IS PART OF THE NEW</b>

780
00:33:45.289 --> 00:33:45.823
<b>FRONTIERS PROGRAM.</b>

781
00:33:45.823 --> 00:33:48.259
<b>WE HAVE CURT NIEBUR AND ANOTHER</b>

782
00:33:48.259 --> 00:33:52.930
<b>TEAM MEMBER WITH US NOW, LYNNAE</b>

783
00:33:52.930 --> 00:33:58.903
<b>QUICK, HEAD OF THE SCIENCE AND</b>

784
00:33:58.903 --> 00:34:08.646
<b>SCIENCE    </b>

785
00:34:08.646 --> 00:34:10.048
<b>DRAGONFLY IS ABOUT THE FUTURE.</b>

786
00:34:10.048 --> 00:34:11.949
<b>TELL US MORE ABOUT WHAT THAT IS.</b>

787
00:34:11.949 --> 00:34:15.953
<b>>> YES A UNIQUE STUDENT TO GET</b>

788
00:34:15.953 --> 00:34:17.855
<b>STUDENTS INVOLVED IN DRAGONFLY</b>

789
00:34:17.855 --> 00:34:18.189
<b>SCIENCE.</b>

790
00:34:18.189 --> 00:34:19.857
<b>WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS HAVE</b>

791
00:34:19.857 --> 00:34:22.960
<b>STUDENTS COME AND SCIENTISTS AND</b>

792
00:34:22.960 --> 00:34:25.229
<b>ENGINEER WORK ON THE DRAGONFLY</b>

793
00:34:25.229 --> 00:34:27.565
<b>MISSION THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE</b>

794
00:34:27.565 --> 00:34:28.933
<b>LIFE CYCLE OF THE MISSION.</b>

795
00:34:28.933 --> 00:34:31.669
<b>WE HOPE TO HAVE STUDENTS GET</b>

796
00:34:31.669 --> 00:34:33.671
<b>EXPERIENCE IN REALTIME AND</b>

797
00:34:33.671 --> 00:34:39.510
<b>WORKING WITH THEM AND TAP A WAY</b>

798
00:34:39.510 --> 00:34:41.846
<b>TO WORKING WITH THEM LATER IN</b>

799
00:34:41.846 --> 00:34:42.880
<b>THEIR CAREERS.</b>

800
00:34:42.880 --> 00:34:45.349
<b>>> WHY IS S.O.E. IMPORTANT?</b>

801
00:34:45.349 --> 00:34:46.084
<b>>> S.O.E. IS VERY IMPORTANT.</b>

802
00:34:46.084 --> 00:34:47.618
<b>WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS TRAIN THE</b>

803
00:34:47.618 --> 00:34:54.525
<b>NEXT GENERATION OF PLANETARY</b>

804
00:34:54.525 --> 00:34:54.959
<b>BLOOD CASTS.</b>

805
00:34:54.959 --> 00:34:56.360
<b>AND THIS IS A PRFECT MODEL TO</b>

806
00:34:56.360 --> 00:34:57.128
<b>DO THAT.</b>

807
00:34:57.128 --> 00:35:01.065
<b>WHAT WE'LL BE DOING IS BRING</b>

808
00:35:01.065 --> 00:35:13.945
<b>STUDENT FROM A BLOOD   --THIS IS</b>

809
00:35:13.945 --> 00:35:18.616
<b>LABORATORY WITH A GRAB BAG OF SO</b>

810
00:35:18.616 --> 00:35:19.817
<b>MANY THINGS THEY CAN DO.</b>

811
00:35:19.817 --> 00:35:22.053
<b>AND IT WILL MAKE A GREAT</b>

812
00:35:22.053 --> 00:35:23.521
<b>CONTRIBUTION TO SCIENCE.</b>

813
00:35:23.521 --> 00:35:25.623
<b>DRAGONFLY WILL NOT BE LAUNCHING</b>

814
00:35:25.623 --> 00:35:27.592
<b>UNTIL 2026, AND THEN IT WILL</b>

815
00:35:27.592 --> 00:35:29.460
<b>REACH TITAN IN 2034.</b>

816
00:35:29.460 --> 00:35:30.962
<b>BY THAT TIME A LOT OF US ON THE</b>

817
00:35:30.962 --> 00:35:32.897
<b>MISSION NOW WILL BE MID CAREER</b>

818
00:35:32.897 --> 00:35:34.465
<b>OR LATE CAREER, AND REALLY WHAT</b>

819
00:35:34.465 --> 00:35:36.167
<b>WE WANT TO DO IS TRAIN PEOPLE</b>

820
00:35:36.167 --> 00:35:38.002
<b>WHO CAN COME AND WHO CAN TAKE</b>

821
00:35:38.002 --> 00:35:42.740
<b>OVER AND PICK UP   UP THE REIGNS</b>

822
00:35:42.740 --> 00:35:43.841
<b>FAR AS LEADERSHIP ON OUR</b>

823
00:35:43.841 --> 00:35:44.275
<b>MISSION.</b>

824
00:35:44.275 --> 00:35:46.944
<b>NOT ONLY ON DRAGONFLY BUT OTHER</b>

825
00:35:46.944 --> 00:35:48.980
<b>MISSIONS FOR THE FUTURE.</b>

826
00:35:48.980 --> 00:35:51.048
<b>>> SO YOU'RE A SCIENTIST.</b>

827
00:35:51.048 --> 00:35:57.722
<b>I IMAGINE THIS WOULD HAVE</b>

828
00:35:57.722 --> 00:35:59.590
<b>INTERESTED YOU IN YOUR CAREER.</b>

829
00:35:59.590 --> 00:36:00.658
<b>>> IT DEFINITELY WOULD HAVE</b>

830
00:36:00.658 --> 00:36:02.793
<b>INTERESTED ME IN MY CAREER.</b>

831
00:36:02.793 --> 00:36:06.764
<b>I WAS A PHYSICS MAJOR AND THIS</b>

832
00:36:06.764 --> 00:36:11.202
<b>COULD BE APPLIED TO PLANETARY</b>

833
00:36:11.202 --> 00:36:11.536
<b>SCIENCE.</b>

834
00:36:11.536 --> 00:36:13.171
<b>I DIDN'T LEARN THAT UNTIL MUCH</b>

835
00:36:13.171 --> 00:36:13.838
<b>LATER.</b>

836
00:36:13.838 --> 00:36:16.440
<b>IF THERE WAS AN ENHANCEMENT</b>

837
00:36:16.440 --> 00:36:18.376
<b>OPTION WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE,</b>

838
00:36:18.376 --> 00:36:24.015
<b>THAT WOULD HAVE OPENED MY EYES</b>

839
00:36:24.015 --> 00:36:24.749
<b>TO PLANETARY TECHNOLOGY AS A</b>

840
00:36:24.749 --> 00:36:25.816
<b>FIELD MUCH EARLIER.</b>

841
00:36:25.816 --> 00:36:27.385
<b>>> THANK YOU, LYNNAE.</b>

842
00:36:27.385 --> 00:36:28.085
<b>>> THANK YOU.</b>

843
00:36:28.085 --> 00:36:30.488
<b>>> THIS IS A NEW ANNOUNCEMENT,</b>

844
00:36:30.488 --> 00:36:30.888
<b>DRAGONFLY.</b>

845
00:36:30.888 --> 00:36:32.623
<b>WE'RE JUST GETTING UP AND</b>

846
00:36:32.623 --> 00:36:32.957
<b>RUNNING.</b>

847
00:36:32.957 --> 00:36:35.893
<b>THERE WILL BE MORE MATERIALS IN</b>

848
00:36:35.893 --> 00:36:36.928
<b>THE FUTURE.</b>

849
00:36:36.928 --> 00:36:40.731
<b>YOU CAN GO TO  WWW.NASA.GOV AND</b>

850
00:36:40.731 --> 00:36:42.066
<b>FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN GET</b>

851
00:36:42.066 --> 00:36:44.035
<b>INVOLVED WITH DRAGONFLY.</b>

852
00:36:44.035 --> 00:36:45.836
<b>WE'RE GOING TO GO TO SOCIAL</b>

853
00:36:45.836 --> 00:36:50.441
<b>MEDIA TO ANSWER MORE QUESTIONS.</b>

854
00:36:50.441 --> 00:36:58.416
<b>AGAIN, THAT'S #ASK NASA.</b>

855
00:36:58.416 --> 00:36:59.984
<b>DAVID WANTS TO KNOW, AND I THINK</b>

856
00:36:59.984 --> 00:37:03.020
<b>THIS IS ONE FOR YOU, CURT, HOW</b>

857
00:37:03.020 --> 00:37:07.024
<b>CAN YOU BE SURE THAT DRAGONFLY</b>

858
00:37:07.024 --> 00:37:12.630
<b>WON'T BRING BACK CONTAMINATION.</b>

859
00:37:12.630 --> 00:37:14.498
<b>>> THAT IS CALLED PLANETARY</b>

860
00:37:14.498 --> 00:37:14.899
<b>PROTECTION.</b>

861
00:37:14.899 --> 00:37:16.934
<b>WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE</b>

862
00:37:16.934 --> 00:37:19.337
<b>DON'T CONTAMINATE WHAT WE'RE</b>

863
00:37:19.337 --> 00:37:20.738
<b>GOING THERE FOR TO STUDY.</b>

864
00:37:20.738 --> 00:37:25.176
<b>AND THEN WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL</b>

865
00:37:25.176 --> 00:37:29.313
<b>NOT TO TAKE ANYTHING TO TITAN.</b>

866
00:37:29.313 --> 00:37:31.983
<b>WE HAVE PROCESSES AND TECHNIQUES</b>

867
00:37:31.983 --> 00:37:36.187
<b>THAT WE USE THAT CLAN ALL OF</b>

868
00:37:36.187 --> 00:37:43.394
<b>OUR SPACECRAFT, WE MAKE SURE</b>

869
00:37:43.394 --> 00:37:46.697
<b>THAT THE SPACECRAFT ARE VERY</b>

870
00:37:46.697 --> 00:37:48.099
<b>CLEAN.</b>

871
00:37:48.099 --> 00:37:49.634
<b>SOMETIMES PARTS ARE BAKED AT</b>

872
00:37:49.634 --> 00:37:50.635
<b>HIGH TEMPERATURES.</b>

873
00:37:50.635 --> 00:37:54.372
<b>WE KNOW ONCE WE LAND, IT'S MINUS</b>

874
00:37:54.372 --> 00:37:54.772
<b>300 DEGREES.</b>

875
00:37:54.772 --> 00:37:57.208
<b>ANYTHING WE THAT BRING ALONG</b>

876
00:37:57.208 --> 00:38:02.947
<b>THAT IS ALIVE IS GOING TO EVEN</b>

877
00:38:02.947 --> 00:38:16.193
<b>IF OUR CLEANING PROCE THIS, ESIS</b>

878
00:38:16.193 --> 00:38:18.763
<b>FAIL WE CAN THINGS WE CAN FALL</b>

879
00:38:18.763 --> 00:38:21.432
<b>BACK ON.</b>

880
00:38:21.432 --> 00:38:24.969
<b>>> WHAT WILL BE ABLE TO APPLY TO</b>

881
00:38:24.969 --> 00:38:25.269
<b>MARS.</b>

882
00:38:25.269 --> 00:38:26.671
<b>>> THE BIG DIFFERENCE IS THERE</b>

883
00:38:26.671 --> 00:38:28.639
<b>IS A LOT OF METHANE ON TITAN.</b>

884
00:38:28.639 --> 00:38:32.410
<b>WHAT WE'RE SEEING AT MARS IS A</b>

885
00:38:32.410 --> 00:38:33.077
<b>SMALL AMOUNT.</b>

886
00:38:33.077 --> 00:38:34.345
<b>THEY'RE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND</b>

887
00:38:34.345 --> 00:38:36.781
<b>WHAT THOSE MEASUREMENTS MEAN AND</b>

888
00:38:36.781 --> 00:38:42.086
<b>HOW IT EFFECTS US THROUGH TIME.</b>

889
00:38:42.086 --> 00:38:44.889
<b>BUT THE INTERESTING THING IS</b>

890
00:38:44.889 --> 00:38:46.324
<b>THAT METHANE SHOULD NOT STICK</b>

891
00:38:46.324 --> 00:38:46.657
<b>AROUND.</b>

892
00:38:46.657 --> 00:38:48.893
<b>IT SHOULD BREAK APART.</b>

893
00:38:48.893 --> 00:38:51.395
<b>SO SOMETHING IS REPLENISHING IT.</b>

894
00:38:51.395 --> 00:38:52.997
<b>ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WANT</b>

895
00:38:52.997 --> 00:38:55.299
<b>TO UNDERSTAND AND DRAGONFLY WILL</b>

896
00:38:55.299 --> 00:38:57.601
<b>HELP US TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS</b>

897
00:38:57.601 --> 00:39:00.705
<b>THE SOURCE OF ALL THAT METHANE.</b>

898
00:39:00.705 --> 00:39:04.275
<b>WE THINK IT'S GEOLOGIC IN</b>

899
00:39:04.275 --> 00:39:09.580
<b>NATURE, NOT BIO LOGIC.</b>

900
00:39:09.580 --> 00:39:14.452
<b>BUT IT CAN HAVE A ROLE, AND</b>

901
00:39:14.452 --> 00:39:16.520
<b>WE'RE GOING TO INVESTIGATE.</b>

902
00:39:16.520 --> 00:39:17.054
<b>>> INTERESTING.</b>

903
00:39:17.054 --> 00:39:20.524
<b>ONE FOR YOU, LYNNAE, CAN STUDENT</b>

904
00:39:20.524 --> 00:39:22.693
<b>FROM AROUND THE WORLD WORK ON</b>

905
00:39:22.693 --> 00:39:26.063
<b>THE DRAGONFLY PROJECT.</b>

906
00:39:26.063 --> 00:39:27.031
<b>>> CAN STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE</b>

907
00:39:27.031 --> 00:39:29.734
<b>WORLD WORK ON THE DRAGONFLY</b>

908
00:39:29.734 --> 00:39:30.167
<b>PROJECT?</b>

909
00:39:30.167 --> 00:39:32.069
<b>I'M SURE WE'LL FIND A WAY FOR</b>

910
00:39:32.069 --> 00:39:37.775
<b>ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WILL INTEREST</b>

911
00:39:37.775 --> 00:39:41.145
<b>INTERESTED TO WORK ON THIS,</b>

912
00:39:41.145 --> 00:39:42.713
<b>WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE STUDENTS</b>

913
00:39:42.713 --> 00:39:43.647
<b>FROM ALL DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS</b>

914
00:39:43.647 --> 00:39:45.282
<b>TO WORK WITH US ON THS MISSION.</b>

915
00:39:45.282 --> 00:39:47.485
<b>>> A LOT OF DETAILS STILL TO BE</b>

916
00:39:47.485 --> 00:39:48.986
<b>WORKED OUT.</b>

917
00:39:48.986 --> 00:39:49.787
<b>DEFINITELY SOMETHING TO GET</b>

918
00:39:49.787 --> 00:39:50.488
<b>EXCITED ABOUT.</b>

919
00:39:50.488 --> 00:39:53.824
<b>HERE IS AN INTERESTING ONE FOR</b>

920
00:39:53.824 --> 00:39:54.225
<b>YOU, CURT.</b>

921
00:39:54.225 --> 00:39:57.795
<b>WILL WE SEE IMAGES OF SATURN IN</b>

922
00:39:57.795 --> 00:40:00.030
<b>THE TITANIUM SKY?</b>

923
00:40:00.030 --> 00:40:00.898
<b>>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.</b>

924
00:40:00.898 --> 00:40:02.900
<b>AND TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I</b>

925
00:40:02.900 --> 00:40:03.501
<b>DON'T KNOW?</b>

926
00:40:03.501 --> 00:40:07.138
<b>CAN YOU SEE ENOUGH OF SATURN</b>

927
00:40:07.138 --> 00:40:10.274
<b>THREW THE CLOUDS AND THICK, HAZY</b>

928
00:40:10.274 --> 00:40:10.708
<b>ATMOSPHERE?</b>

929
00:40:10.708 --> 00:40:14.011
<b>>> I'M NOT SURE THAT YOU COULD.</b>

930
00:40:14.011 --> 00:40:15.413
<b>MAYBE A FAINT TRACE, BUT I DON'T</b>

931
00:40:15.413 --> 00:40:21.218
<b>THINK WE'LL SEE MUCH OF SATURN</b>

932
00:40:21.218 --> 00:40:23.421
<b>THREW THE CLOUDS.</b>

933
00:40:23.421 --> 00:40:23.921
<b>>> STAY TUNE.</b>

934
00:40:23.921 --> 00:40:24.455
<b>>> THAT'S RIGHT.</b>

935
00:40:24.455 --> 00:40:26.791
<b>>> IS THERE A LIMIT ON DRAGONFLY</b>

936
00:40:26.791 --> 00:40:28.359
<b>ACE FLIGHT?</b>

937
00:40:28.359 --> 00:40:32.730
<b>>> THE ULTIMATE LIMIT IS THE</b>

938
00:40:32.730 --> 00:40:35.399
<b>MMRCG, THE NUCLEAR POWER SOURCE.</b>

939
00:40:35.399 --> 00:40:39.136
<b>THAT'S WHAT CHARGES UP THE</b>

940
00:40:39.136 --> 00:40:40.971
<b>BATTERY.</b>

941
00:40:40.971 --> 00:40:42.706
<b>BUT FORTUNATELY, WITH THE WAY</b>

942
00:40:42.706 --> 00:40:44.708
<b>WE'VE DESIGNED THIS MISSION, IT</b>

943
00:40:44.708 --> 00:40:48.779
<b>WILL TAE RATE YEARS BEFORE THAT</b>

944
00:40:48.779 --> 00:40:56.620
<b>PARTICULAR ENOUGH POWER SOURCE</b>

945
00:40:56.620 --> 00:40:58.088
<b>STOPS PROVIDING ENERGY.</b>

946
00:40:58.088 --> 00:40:59.323
<b>BUT THAT'S THE LONG LIMIT.</b>

947
00:40:59.323 --> 00:41:03.994
<b>WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT PARTS AND</b>

948
00:41:03.994 --> 00:41:08.532
<b>MOTORS WEAR OUT.</b>

949
00:41:08.532 --> 00:41:10.768
<b>DESIGNING THINGS TO LAST HOW</b>

950
00:41:10.768 --> 00:41:19.009
<b>LONG THEY NEED TO LAST.</b>

951
00:41:19.009 --> 00:41:23.147
<b>SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE</b>

952
00:41:23.147 --> 00:41:25.082
<b>DESIGNED FOR 90 DAYS FOR MARS</b>

953
00:41:25.082 --> 00:41:26.550
<b>LASTED OVER A DECADE.</b>

954
00:41:26.550 --> 00:41:29.587
<b>>> HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO</b>

955
00:41:29.587 --> 00:41:32.056
<b>DOWNLOAD THE LINK FROM TITAN TO</b>

956
00:41:32.056 --> 00:41:32.490
<b>EARTH?</b>

957
00:41:32.490 --> 00:41:34.091
<b>>> THAT'S AN INTERESTING</b>

958
00:41:34.091 --> 00:41:34.458
<b>QUESTION.</b>

959
00:41:34.458 --> 00:41:37.194
<b>WE HAVE THAT REALLY LARGE HIGH</b>

960
00:41:37.194 --> 00:41:38.629
<b>GAIN ANTENNA.</b>

961
00:41:38.629 --> 00:41:43.033
<b>AND IT IS ABOUT YAY-BIG ACROSS.</b>

962
00:41:43.033 --> 00:41:44.869
<b>WE'LL BE USING THAT, NOT WHEN</b>

963
00:41:44.869 --> 00:41:47.171
<b>WE'RE FLYING BUT WHEN WE'RE</b>

964
00:41:47.171 --> 00:41:47.505
<b>LANDED.</b>

965
00:41:47.505 --> 00:41:48.739
<b>I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DATA RATES</b>

966
00:41:48.739 --> 00:41:49.707
<b>ARE GOING TO BE?</b>

967
00:41:49.707 --> 00:41:51.709
<b>IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL MINUTES OF</b>

968
00:41:51.709 --> 00:41:54.545
<b>DOWN LINK TIME TO GET EACH</b>

969
00:41:54.545 --> 00:41:54.845
<b>IMAGE.</b>

970
00:41:54.845 --> 00:41:57.414
<b>THAT'S WHY LIBBY SAID WE'RE NOT</b>

971
00:41:57.414 --> 00:42:00.317
<b>GOING TO HAVE HIGH-DEPTH MOVIES</b>

972
00:42:00.317 --> 00:42:03.153
<b>WHEN WE'RE FLYING, BUT WE'LL BE</b>

973
00:42:03.153 --> 00:42:07.024
<b>ABLE TO SEND BACK HIGH-QUALITY</b>

974
00:42:07.024 --> 00:42:08.392
<b>STITCHES TAKEN WHILE IN FLIGHT,</b>

975
00:42:08.392 --> 00:42:10.127
<b>AND THEN STITCH THAT INTO A</b>

976
00:42:10.127 --> 00:42:10.427
<b>MOVIE.</b>

977
00:42:10.427 --> 00:42:11.695
<b>>> WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME</b>

978
00:42:11.695 --> 00:42:11.996
<b>TODAY.</b>

979
00:42:11.996 --> 00:42:12.897
<b>THAT'S ALL WE HAVE TIME FOR</b>

980
00:42:12.897 --> 00:42:14.398
<b>RIGHT NOW AS FAR AS QUESTIONS.</b>

981
00:42:14.398 --> 00:42:16.367
<b>BUT THIS IS NOT THE END.</b>

982
00:42:16.367 --> 00:42:21.372
<b>THERE IS AN ANOTHER AT 3:00 P.M.</b>

983
00:42:21.372 --> 00:42:21.772
<b>ON MONDAY.</b>

984
00:42:21.772 --> 00:42:25.175
<b>IF YOU WANT TO COME BACK AND ASK</b>

985
00:42:25.175 --> 00:42:28.479
<b>MORE QUESTIONS OF CURT AND</b>

986
00:42:28.479 --> 00:42:29.914
<b>LYNNAE, WE CAN DO THAT.</b>

987
00:42:29.914 --> 00:42:33.183
<b>WHAT ARE YOU MOST EXCITED ABOUT</b>

988
00:42:33.183 --> 00:42:34.251
<b>DRAGONFLY?</b>

989
00:42:34.251 --> 00:42:38.689
<b>>> I FEEL LIKE CURT SET ME UP</b>

990
00:42:38.689 --> 00:42:43.561
<b>WITH THAT WITH CRYO VOLCANO.</b>

991
00:42:43.561 --> 00:42:46.697
<b>I CREATE MODELS OF THE SURFACES</b>

992
00:42:46.697 --> 00:42:47.932
<b>OF OCEAN WORLDS.</b>

993
00:42:47.932 --> 00:42:50.534
<b>I'M USED TO THINKING ABOUT WORLD</b>

994
00:42:50.534 --> 00:42:56.740
<b>LIKE EUROPA, AND THERE IS NO</b>

995
00:42:56.740 --> 00:42:58.042
<b>ATMOSPHERE AND NO WEATHER.</b>

996
00:42:58.042 --> 00:42:59.543
<b>BUT WITH TITAN, THAT'S A</b>

997
00:42:59.543 --> 00:43:01.245
<b>DIFFERENT SITUATION.</b>

998
00:43:01.245 --> 00:43:02.313
<b>WE MAY HAVE FLUIDS THAT ERUPT ON</b>

999
00:43:02.313 --> 00:43:05.349
<b>THE SURFACE, SO WE MIGHT HAVE</b>

1000
00:43:05.349 --> 00:43:07.184
<b>YOUNG SURFACE AREAS THAT ARE SET</b>

1001
00:43:07.184 --> 00:43:10.087
<b>UP AND WEATHERED.</b>

1002
00:43:10.087 --> 00:43:11.255
<b>THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I HAVEN'T</b>

1003
00:43:11.255 --> 00:43:17.461
<b>REALLY THOUGHTS THAT I HAVEN'T</b>

1004
00:43:17.461 --> 00:43:19.296
<b>HAD TO THINK ABOUT, BUT I'M</b>

1005
00:43:19.296 --> 00:43:21.298
<b>EXCITED TO THNK ABOUT THEM NOW.</b>

1006
00:43:21.298 --> 00:43:22.533
<b>>> JUST THE IDEA THAT WE'RE</b>

1007
00:43:22.533 --> 00:43:24.835
<b>GOING TO BE FLYING OVER AN ALIEN</b>

1008
00:43:24.835 --> 00:43:27.438
<b>WORLD THAT IS CIRCLING ANOTHER</b>

1009
00:43:27.438 --> 00:43:29.106
<b>PLANET IS MIND BOGGLING TO ME.</b>

1010
00:43:29.106 --> 00:43:33.677
<b>I THINK AS WE'RE SKIMMING ACROSS</b>

1011
00:43:33.677 --> 00:43:35.212
<b>THE THE PICTURES WE GET BACK ARE</b>

1012
00:43:35.212 --> 00:43:36.513
<b>GOING TO BE UNBELIEVABLE.</b>

1013
00:43:36.513 --> 00:43:38.349
<b>BUT I THINK THE REAL THING THAT</b>

1014
00:43:38.349 --> 00:43:40.484
<b>WILL TAKE OUR BREATH AWAY AS</b>

1015
00:43:40.484 --> 00:43:43.754
<b>WE'RE GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER,</b>

1016
00:43:43.754 --> 00:43:45.789
<b>AND WE SEE THAT FILL THE IMAGE</b>

1017
00:43:45.789 --> 00:43:47.558
<b>AND GET BIGGER AND BIGGER AND WE</b>

1018
00:43:47.558 --> 00:43:50.327
<b>GET CLOSER AND CLOSER, THAT'S</b>

1019
00:43:50.327 --> 00:43:52.863
<b>GOING TO EXCITE THE ENTIRE</b>

1020
00:43:52.863 --> 00:43:53.197
<b>PLANET.</b>

1021
00:43:53.197 --> 00:43:54.565
<b>>> I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT</b>

1022
00:43:54.565 --> 00:43:55.032
<b>THAT, CURT.</b>

1023
00:43:55.032 --> 00:43:57.167
<b>THIS IS IT FOR TODAY.</b>

1024
00:43:57.167 --> 00:43:59.103
<b>BUT AS I'VE SAID, THIS IS JUST</b>

1025
00:43:59.103 --> 00:44:00.037
<b>THE BEGINNING.</b>

1026
00:44:00.037 --> 00:44:02.473
<b>THIS IS GOING TO BE A GREAT</b>

1027
00:44:02.473 --> 00:44:04.441
<b>MISSION, AND PEOPLE AROUND THE</b>

1028
00:44:04.441 --> 00:44:05.743
<b>WORLD WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO BE</b>

1029
00:44:05.743 --> 00:44:06.810
<b>INVOLVED IN IT FOR YEARS TO</b>

1030
00:44:06.810 --> 00:44:07.728
<b>COME.</b>

1031
00:44:07.728 --> 00:44:08.896
<b>WE'LL HAVE MORE ON MONDAY AT</b>

1032
00:44:08.896 --> 00:44:09.730
<b>3:30.</b>

1033
00:44:09.730 --> 00:44:10.964
<b>JOIN US F THAT AND WE'LL HAVE</b>

1034
00:44:10.964 --> 00:44:12.049
<b>MORE QUESTIONS AND WE'LL LOOK</b>

1035
00:44:12.049 --> 00:44:13.000
<b>FORWARD TO TALKING TO YOU ALL.</b>

1036
00:44:13.000 --> 00:44:15.085
<b>GO DRAGONFLY.</b>

1037
00:44:15.085 --> 00:44:17.755
<b>♪ </b>

1038
00:44:17.755 --> 00:44:24.495
<b>♪ </b>
