NASA's Dragonfly mission will send a rotorcraft lander to the surface of Titan in the mid-
2030s. Dragonfly's science themes include investigation of Titan's prebiotic chemistry …

Abstract Space experiments are a technically challenging but a scientifically important part
of astrobiology and astrochemistry research. The International Space Station (ISS) is an …

Discovering exoplanets and satellites in habitable zones within and beyond our solar
system has sparked intrigue in planetary setting varieties that could support life. Based on …

NASA's Dragonfly mission will send a rotorcraft lander to the surface of Titan to investigate
the prebiotic chemistry, habitability, and potential presence of chemical biosignatures on …

The Cassini-Huygens mission has transformed our understanding of Titan from a hazy
veiled moon to a place surprisingly like the Earth, with terrestrial physical processes such as …

Aerocapture is a maneuver which uses aerodynamic drag to slow down a spacecraft in a
single pass through the atmosphere. All planetary orbiters to date have used propulsive orbit …

Acetylene, among the multitude of organic molecules discovered in space, plays a distinct
role in the genesis of organic matter. Characterized by its unique balance of stability and …

Titan is a sedimentary world, with lakes, rivers, canyons, fans, dissected plateaux, and sand
dunes. Sediments on Saturn's moon are thought to largely consist of mechanically weak …

The site selection and certification processes for planetary landers equipped with hazard
avoidance capability are reviewed. The prior (large-scale)'landability'of the target areas …

Advances in Raman instrumentation have led to the implementation of a remote dispersive
Raman spectrometer on the Perseverance rover on Mars, which is used for remote sensing …