NASA’s Dragonfly mission
NASA’s Dragonfly mission, a \$3.35 billion nuclear-powered drone, has cleared a key development phase—the Critical Design Review—moving it closer to final assembly and a planned 2028 launch. Unlike conventional rovers, Dragonfly is an eight-rotor flying lab designed to traverse Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. Fueled by a radioisotope generator, it will travel over 100 miles in…