SpaceX's Falcon Heavy has launched 11 times, all successfully, and is based on the Falcon 9 rocket rated to ferry people into orbit. NASA already certified Falcon Heavy to launch its most expensive robotic missions, such as the Europa Clipper mission, which launched last month.

American space agency NASA announced it has selected SpaceX to launch the Dragonfly mission to Titan closer to the end of the decade

NASA's Dragonfly mission, launching in 2028, aims to explore the habitability and organic chemistry of Saturn’s moon Titan using a novel rotorcraft lander. NASA has chosen SpaceX to handle the launch for its Dragonfly mission,

NASA announced that it has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for its ambitious Dragonfly mission that will place a rotorcraft lander at Saturn's moon of Titan as part of its New Frontiers Program.

The space agency announced a $256.6 million contract with SpaceX to support the launch of the Dragonfly mission – a rotorcraft lander mission under NASA's New Frontiers Program, which funds a series of medium-class spacecraft expeditions to explore the solar system. Dragonfly is the fourth mission in this program, and will cost about $3.35 billion.

Space agency’s Dragonfly rotorcraft lander will launch no sooner than July 2028 on SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket.

NASA’s Dragonfly mission will soon embark on one of the most ambitious space exploration endeavors to date. The mission, which will explore Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, is set to launch in July 2028 aboard SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket.