alt.hn

4/10/2026 at 2:47:41 PM

NASA's Dragonfly mission will send a nuclear-powered flying drone to Titan

by Brajeshwar

4/10/2026 at 4:29:04 PM

By "nuclear battery" do they just mean the same kind of battery we've been using in spacecraft for over 70 years?

by jerlam

4/10/2026 at 3:10:13 PM

"...our robotic proxies can endure the chill and make the trip, and, as it happens, we humans are getting pretty good at making these machines."

I wonder at what point personal robotic proxies into the solar system becomes a <$10k proposition.

by JumpCrisscross