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They used to get protests back when Galileo launched, but I don't recall any for Curiosity. There's the soothing effect over time of a known technology not scr
by andygates 9y ago
They used to get protests back when Galileo launched, but I don't recall any for Curiosity. There's the soothing effect over time of a known technology not screwing up.
Kilopower is safer, because it would launch inert, and it avoids Pu so any failures would be less toxic.
Downplaying the usefulness of a technology because of imaginary protesters isn't very helpful.
- lholden 9y agoI don't think New Horizons received any protestors either.
- InclinedPlane 9y agoIt did: https://www.space.com/1929-nasa-pluto-mission-draws-dozen-protesters.html https://www.space.com/1929-nasa-pluto-mission-draws-dozen-pr... (Not many, but more than zero.)