recent study performed by Langley Research Center for NASA's science mission directorate recommends an airship as the best vehicle for the future exploration of Saturn's moon Titan.
The success of the Cassini-Huygens mission, which landed a probe on Titan earlier this year (DAILY, Jan. 20), has sparked considerable interest in the mysterious moon - the only moon in the solar system known to have an atmosphere.
The purpose of the study was to determine "what's the next logical thing to do" after Cassini, according to Henry Wright, a member of the study panel as well as chief engineer for Langley's proposed ARES Mars aircraft. The study team was asked to formulate a "flagship-class" mission that would launch after 2015. The team finished the study in June.
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