Dragonfly is an upcoming NASA mission to send a robotic rotorcraft to the surface of Titan, the largest moon of Saturn. It is to be launched in July 2028 and arrive in 2034, becoming the first aircraf
Artist's rendering of the entry, descent, and landing (EDL) and take-off and landing sequence of the Dragonfly as of 2026.
The previously passed-over TSSM mission proposed a Titan aircraft in the form of a Montgolfier balloon with a boat-lander gondola.
2021 rendering of Dragonfly
The Dragonfly drone suspended by bungee cords during its ground vibration testing in July 2026.
Shangri-La (Titan)
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Shangri-La is a large, dark region of Saturn's moon Titan at. It is named after Shangri-La, the mythical paradise in Tibet.
Dragonfly (Titan space probe)
…direction. The Dragonfly rotorcraft should land initially in dunes to the southeast of the Selk impact structure at the edge of the dark region called Shangri-La. It is planned to explore this region in a series of flights of up to 8 km (5.0 mi) each and acquire samples from compelling areas with a diverse…
Shangri-La is the large, dark region at the centre of this image of Titan