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NASA Authorizes Dragonfly Mission to Proceed With Estimated 2028 Launch Readiness Date (www.jhuapl.edu)
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[โ€“] JubBurnsRed53 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Is that an actual ornithopter?

[โ€“] reattach 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

NASA website says it's a dual-quadcopter

[โ€“] Zunon 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

what's the difference between a dual-quadcopter and an octocopter?

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

The arrangement of the propellers. In this case there are four supports and there's two propellers on each support (one above, one below).

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