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June 23, 2014

NASA considers sending quadcopter drone to look for life on Titan
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 23, 2014
While one NASA probe whizzes by Saturn's moon Titan on Thursday to analyze its atmosphere, the American space agency is also considering a plan to send a quadcopter drone capable of searching for life. The ambitious idea was outlined by Larry Matthies, a research scientist and supervisor at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab in California, and involves a drone that would be capable of flying out of a lander or balloon. The drone would explore the moon's landscape and seas, collect samples, and return to th ... read more

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