NASA will certify SpaceX for nuclear-powered payloads

NASA's Search for Life: SpaceX to Launch Dragonfly Mission to Saturn's Moon
The space agency announced a $256.6 million contract with SpaceX to support the launch of the Dragonfly mission – a rotorcraft lander mission under NASA's New Frontiers Program, which funds a series of medium-class spacecraft expeditions to explore the solar system. Dragonfly is the fourth mission in this program, and will cost about $3.35 billion.
With Dragonfly contract, NASA will certify SpaceX for nuclear-powered payloads
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's nuclear-powered Dragonfly helicopter will ride a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket toward Saturn moon Titan
NASA has picked SpaceX to launch its Dragonfly astrobiology mission to the intriguing Saturn moon Titan. A Falcon Heavy will loft Dragonfly in July 2028.
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.
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.
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.

NASA Image Reveals Hidden Heart of 'Sombrero Galaxy'

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NASA tests cellphone-sized underwater robots for potential ocean world missions (video)
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NASA Radar Reveals Cold War ‘City Under the Ice’
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NASA Is In Dire Need Of Downsizing. Trump Could (Finally) Make It Happen.
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