OT: Dragonfly concept to explore Titan, with PSU involvement....

[Ten Thousan Marbles]

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/nasa-selects-finalists-next-new-frontiers-mission/

If approved, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU-APL) would manage the project, with Dragonfly launching in 2025 and arriving at Titan in 2034.

The PSU aspect of the project involves construction and test flights of a model of the proposed lander/quadcopter, and that is explained in the last few minutes of the video on the linked page.

 

[BobPSU92]

The Center for Vertical Lift at Penn State is one of just three in the U.S. Very cool.

 

[UncleLar]

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That's Penn not Penn State.

 

[PSU Mike]

My condo-mate in NoVa in 1994-5 served as NASA Chief of Staff, then CFO in the last administration. It’s a shame he coudn’t be part of this.