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NASA selects Falcon Heavy to launch Dragonfly
Posted: Fri, Nov 29, 2024, 7:18 AM ET (1218 GMT)
NASA awarded a contract to SpaceX for the launch of a mission to Saturn's moon Titan. NASA said Monday that selected a Falcon Heavy to launch the Dragonfly mission in July 2028 under a contract valued at $256.6 million. Dragonfly will land on Titan in 2034 and operate as a nuclear-powered rotorcraft there, flying from location to location to study the moon and its habitability. NASA dis not disclose if it considered other launch vehicles for the contract.
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