Dragonfly mission to Titan
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Dragonfly mission to Titan
This should be interesting.
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa ... ns-of-life
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa ... ns-of-life
Gee if I had known there was so much to see I would have started decades ago !
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Re: Dragonfly mission to Titan
Thanks for posting Frank!
Looks like a great mission to look forward to.
Looks like a great mission to look forward to.
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Another intriguing mission to look forward to. Can't wait to see the imagery!
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Hopefully we'll learn a lot from this mission.
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Re: Dragonfly mission to Titan
Frankskywatcher wrote: ↑Mon May 29, 2023 9:30 pm This should be interesting.
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa ... ns-of-life
And what an awesome concept, we're going to send a helicopter to a moon orbiting another planet.
Perhaps Percy and Ingenuity can give it some tips!
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Re: Dragonfly mission to Titan
Bingo my friend that’s what blows my mind the concept of it all!Graeme1858 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 04, 2023 9:00 amFrankskywatcher wrote: ↑Mon May 29, 2023 9:30 pm This should be interesting.
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa ... ns-of-life
And what an awesome concept, we're going to send a helicopter to a moon orbiting another planet.
Perhaps Percy and Ingenuity can give it some tips!
Gee if I had known there was so much to see I would have started decades ago !
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