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as in gyroplanes
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as in lightplanes
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rotorcraft
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Contracts include a $255 million deal to launch NASA's Roman Space Telescope on a Falcon Heavy in 2026, a $178 million launch contract for NASA's Europa Clipper on Falcon Heavy, and a $256.6 million contract to launch the Dragonfly rotorcraft mission to Saturn's moon Titan, among others.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025 -
The mission will have a drone-like rotorcraft tour Titan to analyze what’s on its surface.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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“Tilt-rotors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tilt-rotors. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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