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Send Your Name to Titan: NASA's Dragonfly Mission
1 Nov
Summary
- People can submit names to be carried to Titan on NASA's Dragonfly.
- Dragonfly will explore Titan for signs of conditions supporting life.
- The mission is scheduled to launch in 2028, arriving in 2034.
NASA is offering a unique opportunity for individuals to send their names to Saturn's largest moon, Titan, via the Dragonfly rotorcraft mission. Names submitted through NASA's website by January 15, 2027, will be stored on a microchip aboard the spacecraft, with participants receiving a personalized digital boarding pass.
The Dragonfly mission is designed to explore Titan, a moon characterized by a thick atmosphere, methane rivers, and organic-rich landscapes. The rotorcraft will investigate various environments to search for signs of prebiotic chemistry and conditions that could potentially support life.
Currently undergoing assembly at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Dragonfly is slated for a 2028 launch. It is anticipated to reach Titan in 2034, where it will fly to different locations to study its unique geological features and atmospheric composition.
