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NASA Authorizes Dragonfly Mission to Proceed With Estimated 2028 Launch Readiness Date (www.jhuapl.edu)
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[โ€“] Bitswap@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

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.

[โ€“] Plibbert@lemmy.ml 5 points 9 months ago

So have we found drugs in Mars dust?

[โ€“] JubBurnsRed53@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Is that an actual ornithopter?

[โ€“] reattach@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago (2 children)

NASA website says it's a dual-quadcopter

[โ€“] Zunon@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

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

[โ€“] JubBurnsRed53@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

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