NASA Will Explore Other Worlds Using Drones
- 5 years ago
NASA Will Explore
Other Worlds Using Drones The space agency announced
its plans to explore the Saturn
moon Titan using a life-hunting
rotorcraft called Dragonfly. The craft is intended to
land on Titan by 2034 and
spend years gathering data
and photos of the frozen moon. NASA will also send a
helicopter drone to Mars
during the 2020 rover mission. Håvard Grip, NASA, via Space.com The helicopter scout is a
small craft that weighs about 4 lbs
and carries no scientific equipment. The Dragonfly craft is larger,
spanning 10 feet, carries a suite
of scientific equipment and
a $1 billion price tag. If the crafts perform well,
NASA anticipates using such
drones extensively in the future.
Other Worlds Using Drones The space agency announced
its plans to explore the Saturn
moon Titan using a life-hunting
rotorcraft called Dragonfly. The craft is intended to
land on Titan by 2034 and
spend years gathering data
and photos of the frozen moon. NASA will also send a
helicopter drone to Mars
during the 2020 rover mission. Håvard Grip, NASA, via Space.com The helicopter scout is a
small craft that weighs about 4 lbs
and carries no scientific equipment. The Dragonfly craft is larger,
spanning 10 feet, carries a suite
of scientific equipment and
a $1 billion price tag. If the crafts perform well,
NASA anticipates using such
drones extensively in the future.