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This is great news. My understanding from when I worked at JPL was thst NASA only had enough plutonium for about one more large RTG for the Mars 2020 mission (t
by chriskanan 11y ago
This is great news. My understanding from when I worked at JPL was thst NASA only had enough plutonium for about one more large RTG for the Mars 2020 mission (to power Curiosity 2.0). While RTGs are essential for deep space missions, they are also useful for closer destinations.