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Detailed explanation-1: -Slated for launch in 2027 and arrival in 2034, Dragonfly will sample and examine dozens of promising sites around Saturn’s icy moon and advance our search for the building blocks of life.

Detailed explanation-2: -NASA’s Dragonfly rotorcraft is scheduled to reach the Selk Crater region on Saturn’s moon Titan in the year 2034. Scientists have characterised the landscape of this region by analysing radar images of the area acquired by the Cassini spacecraft during its 13 years of exploring the Saturn system.

Detailed explanation-3: -Description. Dragonfly is a rotorcraft mission to explore Saturn’s moon Titan by making flights to various sites separated by tens of kilometers and making measurements over a period of more than two years. The primary goal is to explore the chemistry and habitability of multiple surface sites covering a large area.

Detailed explanation-4: -Titan Saturn System Mission (TSSM) was a joint NASA–ESA proposal for an exploration of Saturn and its moons Titan and Enceladus, where many complex phenomena were revealed by Cassini. TSSM was proposed to launch in 2020, get gravity assists from Earth and Venus, and arrive at the Saturn system in 2029.