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fascinating and disturbing -- i had no idea that there were fission powered satellites.
by shoo 1y ago
fascinating and disturbing -- i had no idea that there were fission powered satellites.
- kstrauser 1y agoThat isn’t rare: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioisotope_thermoelectric_generator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioisotope_thermoelectric_ge... The Pioneer probes used them to power their radios decades after launch. There aren’t real alternatives.