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farcaster@lemmy.world to Space@lemmy.world · 2 years ago

NASA Authorizes Dragonfly Mission to Proceed With Estimated 2028 Launch Readiness Date

www.jhuapl.edu

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NASA Authorizes Dragonfly Mission to Proceed With Estimated 2028 Launch Readiness Date

www.jhuapl.edu

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NASA’s Dragonfly mission team is moving on to the next stage of development on the revolutionary, car-sized nuclear-powered drone it plans to fly over and land on the organic-rich sands of Saturn’s large moon Titan.
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    Honestly, I’m not upto date on the goals of this mission, but I really like thinking about a quadcopter (or dual quad) flying around on titan.

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    So have we found drugs in Mars dust?

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    Is that an actual ornithopter?

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      NASA website says it’s a dual-quadcopter

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        what’s the difference between a dual-quadcopter and an octocopter?

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          The arrangement of the propellers. In this case there are four supports and there’s two propellers on each support (one above, one below).

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        You know, I just made a dumb comment about Dune, but I’m happy I learned things about helicopters too.

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