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NASA invites the public to send names to Titan on Dragonfly
NASA is collecting names for a chip aboard Dragonfly, its planned rotorcraft mission to Saturn’s moon Titan.
People can submit their names by Jan.
15, 2027, and NASA will put them on the spacecraft during assembly.
Dragonfly is planned to launch in 2028 and reach Titan in 2034.
Titan has an atmosphere, rivers, lakes, dunes and organic material, making it a place to study chemistry linked to the ingredients for life.
The rotorcraft will fly between sites and analyze surface samples with scientific instruments during a mission expected to last about 3.3 Earth years.
Its work will examine Titan’s chemistry and past habitability, including whether it shows chemical indicators of life.
NASA is inviting members of the public to send their names to Saturn’s moon Titan aboard the Dragonfly spacecraft.
Names will be placed on a chip during spacecraft assembly, and submissions are due by Jan. 15, 2027.
NASA aims to launch Dragonfly in 2028 and expects it to reach Titan in 2034.
The nuclear-powered rotorcraft will fly between sites on Titan and analyze samples of surface material.
The mission aims to study prebiotic chemistry, past habitability and possible chemical indicators of life.
- Who
- NASA is inviting members of the public to submit their names.
- What
- Names will be placed on a chip aboard the Dragonfly spacecraft.
- When
- Submissions are due by Jan. 15, 2027. NASA aims to launch Dragonfly in 2028.
- Where
- The spacecraft will travel to Saturn’s moon Titan.
- Why
- Dragonfly aims to study Titan’s chemistry, past habitability and possible chemical indicators of life.
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NASA opened a special events page for members of the public to submit their names.
Deadline for submitting names to be placed on the spacecraft.
NASA aims to launch Dragonfly toward Titan.
Dragonfly is expected to arrive at Titan.
- Submission deadline
- Jan. 15, 2027
- Planned launch
- 2028
- Destination
- Titan, a moon of Saturn
- Expected arrival
- 2034
- Name display
- A chip aboard Dragonfly
What people are saying
Nearly a billion miles away, an extraordinary destination awaits. Titan has an atmosphere, rivers and lakes, seasons, sweeping dunes and a landscape rich in organic material,
Upon arrival in 2034, Dragonfly will fly from place to place on this intriguing world to uncover clues about this remarkable moon, and the chemistry that could help us understand the ingredients for life.