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But it seems to involve moving parts, so I am not sure the reliability trade-off is worth it for decades/centuries long missions.
by gray_-_wolf 2y ago
But it seems to involve moving parts, so I am not sure the reliability trade-off is worth it for decades/centuries long missions.
- gruturo 2y agoYes, it's being tested (NASA ran one for ~15 years continuously, which seems promising, I don't know if the test is still running), but I don't know if any were actually launched and are used in space.
- gray_-_wolf 2y agoThat seems actually quite impressive.