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January 21, 2022

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[ January 21, 2022 ] Live coverage: Atlas 5 rocket set for launch today from Cape Canaveral Atlas 5
[ January 20, 2022 ] ULA’s first launch of 2022 to debut unflown variant of Atlas 5 rocket Atlas 5
[ January 20, 2022 ] Atlas 5 rocket rolls to launch pad for Space Force mission Atlas 5
[ January 19, 2022 ] Spacewalking cosmonauts activate space station’s newest Russian module Mission Reports
[ January 19, 2022 ] SpaceX launches 2,000th Starlink satellite Falcon 9

NASA approves development of flying drone to explore Saturn’s moon Titan

June 27, 2019

NASA officials announced Thursday that the agency will move forward with the development of a plutonium-powered robotic quadcopter drone to explore Saturn’s moon Titan, a hazy world covered with dunes and methane lakes that scientists say is reminiscent of the ancient Earth.

Titan drone, comet sampler picked as finalists for NASA mission

December 20, 2017

NASA has narrowed its choices for a new billion-dollar robotic space mission: A plutonium-powered quadcopter to explore the hazy landscape of Saturn’s largest moon Titan, or a probe to scoop up a piece of a comet and return it to Earth.