NASA awards launch services contract for Dragonfly mission

NASA awards SpaceX a contract for one of the few things it hasn’t done yet
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy has launched 11 times, all successfully, and is based on the Falcon 9 rocket rated to ferry people into orbit. NASA already certified Falcon Heavy to launch its most expensive robotic missions, such as the Europa Clipper mission, which launched last month.
NASA says SpaceX will launch its Dragonfly mission to Saturn
NASA announced that it has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for its ambitious Dragonfly mission that will place a rotorcraft lander at Saturn's moon of Titan as part of its New Frontiers Program.
NASA awards launch services contract for Dragonfly mission to SpaceX
NASA announced Monday that it has selected SpaceX to launch its Dragonfly mission to Saturn's largest moon Titan sometime in July 2028.
NASA's nuclear-powered Dragonfly helicopter will ride a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket toward Saturn moon Titan
The Dragonfly rotorcraft will ride a Falcon Heavy into space in July 2028, kicking off a six-year journey to Titan.
SpaceX to rocket NASA’s nuclear helicopter to Saturn’s largest moon in 2028
The powerful Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the Dragonfly spacecraft on a multi-year journey to Saturn’s largest moon Titan.
SpaceX to launch NASA’s Dragonfly drone mission to Titan
In 2028, a NASA mission called Dragonfly will launch using a SpaceX Falcon Heavy on a trip to Saturn's moon Titan.
SpaceX to Launch NASA’s Dragonfly: Revolutionary Mission to Saturn’s Moon Titan
NASA’s Dragonfly mission will soon embark on one of the most ambitious space exploration endeavors to date. The mission, which will explore Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, is set to launch in July 2028 aboard SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket.
Elon Musk's SpaceX will launch nuclear-powered Dragonfly to Saturn's moon Titan
The Dragonfly mission will be launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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