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ScienceApr 30, 2026

NASA’s Dragonfly Rotorcraft Gets Decked Out, Tested - NASA Science

NASA’s Dragonfly Rotorcraft Gets Decked Out, Tested - NASA Science
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NASA's Dragonfly rotorcraft is beginning to take shape – literally – with the delivery of the panels that make up the rotorcraft lander's body. Built from ultra‑lightweight honeycomb panels designed at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, and manufactured by Lockheed Martin Space in Denver, the primary structure is specially designed for the challenges of flight on Saturn's largest moon Titan.

NASA's Dragonfly rotorcraft is beginning to take shape – literally – with the delivery of the panels that make up the rotorcraft lander's body.

NASA's Dragonfly rotorcraft is being prepared for its voyage to study Saturn’s moon Titan, and it is literally beginning to take shape! From hardware deliveries to extreme.

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