NASA’s Saturn-bound Dragonfly spacecraft reaches major milestone By Talker News Jul 16, 2026 6 hrs ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (NASA Goddard via SWNS) By Dean MurrayA car-sized spacecraft set to head to Saturn has reached a major milestone. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_ab^_`^ac^?2D2\7F?5:?8\DA246\A=2?6\E92E\H:==\7=J\@?\D2EFC?D\>@@?\E:E2?^Qm}p$pVD sC28@?7=Jk^2m :D 2 `b\7@@E\=@?8[ ?F4=62C\A@H6C65 C@E@C4C27E E92E H:== 7=J E@ $2EFC?’D >@@? %:E2? 2?5 :?G6DE:82E6 :ED 923:E23:=:EJ]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96 sC28@?7=J E62> 2E E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH];9F2A=]65F^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQmy@9?D w@A<:?D pAA=:65 !9JD:4D {23@C2E@CJk^2m Wp!{X :? |2CJ=2?5 92D 56=:G6C65 E96 7FD6=286 7@C E96 ?6IE A92D6 @7 DA2464C27E :?E68C2E:@? 29625 @7 D4965F=6]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm}p$p $4:6?46 D2:5i QsC28@?7=J :D DE2CE:?8 E@ =@@< =6DD =:<6 2 4@==64E:@? @7 DA2464C27E A2CED 2?5 >@C6 =:<6 E96 C@E@C4C27E E92E H:== 7=J 24C@DD E96 DFC7246 @7 %:E2?[ $2EFC?’D 92KJ >@@?]Qk^Am (NASA Goddard via SWNS) By Talker More from this section +2 Vintage Lambretta scooter to fetch $62,000 at auction Sonderling defends grant shift, vows fraud crackdown to senators For the first time, Americans are getting more of their electricity from solar than coal kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96 C@E@C4C27E[ E2C86E65 E@ 2CC:G6 2E k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_ac^_c^`f^?2D2D\5C28@?7=J\DA2464C27E\H:==\6IA=@C6\D2EFC?D\3:886DE\>@@?\E:E2?^Qm%:E2?k^2m :? a_bc[ H:== 7=J E@ 5@K6?D @7 =@42E:@?D @? E96 >@@?[ =@@<:?8 7@C AC63:@E:4 496>:42= AC@46DD6D 4@>>@? @? 3@E9 %:E2? 2?5 E96 62C=J t2CE9 367@C6 =:76 56G6=@A65]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm}p$p D2JD sC28@?7=J :D ?@E 2 =:76\56E64E:@? >:DD:@?[ 3FE @?6 2:>65 2E F?56CDE2?5:?8 923:E23:=:EJ 2?5 E96 AC63:@E:4 4@?5:E:@?D E92E >2J 92G6 6I:DE65 367@C6 =:76 6>6C865 @? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_ae^_f^_`^D4:6?46\C6G62=D\72E6\@7\62CE9\27E6C\@FC\DF?\5:6D^Qmt2CE9k^2m]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9QmxE :D 36:?8 3F:=E E@ 6?5FC6 E96 C:8@FCD @7 %:E2?’D 6?G:C@?>6?E[ :?4=F5:?8 7C:8:5 E6>A6C2EFC6D 2G6C28:?8 2C@F?5 >:?FD ah_ 568C66D u29C6?96:E W>:?FD `fh 568C66D r6=D:FDX[ DH:C=:?8 5FDE @? E96 DFC7246[ 2?5 A@E6?E:2==J =:BF:5 >6E92?6 C2:?]k^Am (NASA Goddard via SWNS) By Talker kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qms6D4C:365 2D }p$pVD 7:CDE 7=J:?8 D4:6?46 =23@C2E@CJ 7@C 2?@E96C H@C=5[ sC28@?7=J H:== 368:? :ED 6IA=@C2E:@? ?62C %:E2?’D 6BF2E@C:2= 5F?6D 367@C6 >@G:?8 @? E@ @E96C D4:6?E:7:42==J :?E6C6DE:?8 =@42E:@?D]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%:E2?[ H:E9 :ED E9:4< 2E>@DA96C6 2?5 C:49 @C82?:4 496>:DECJ[ :D C682C565 2D @?6 @7 E96 >@DE AC@>:D:?8 A=246D :? E96 D@=2C DJDE6> E@ DEF5J E96 @C:8:?D @7 =:76]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96 >:DD:@? :D 5F6 E@ =2F?49 ?@ 62C=:6C E92? yF=J a_ag 2?5 :D 6IA64E65 E@ 2CC:G6 2E %:E2? :? =2E6 a_bc]k^Am Originally published on talker.news, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Dean Murray Recommended for you Most Popular Trafficking suspect caught ‘wet handed,’ police say Elmore County DHR investigating a school employee Court documents reveal details behind former town clerk’s arrest Possible drowning at Jackson Lake Four juveniles allegedly responsible for rock throwing Local Weather Currently in Alexander City 89° 90° / 71° 5 PM 89° 6 PM 88° 7 PM 85° 8 PM 82° 9 PM 79°