Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Just thought I'd share this cool video showing an engineering model of NASA's Dragonfly quadcopter being tested at Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area in Southern California.
The engineering model, which is only a quarter of the size of the 990-pound (450-kilogram) aerial vehicle that will venture to Saturn's ocean moon Titan, took flight at the California national park (which was also where the Tatooine scenes for Return of the Jedi was filmed 40 years ago) last May.
Assuming that development continues to go well on this exciting endeavor, the Dragonfly mission will launch in June of 2027...and touch down at Titan's Shangri-La dune fields in 2034. Can't wait!
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