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I'm more concerened with a rocket launch failing spectacularly when the payload includes a nuclear reactor. Has anything like this been attempted before?
by orik 12y ago
I'm more concerened with a rocket launch failing spectacularly when the payload includes a nuclear reactor.
Has anything like this been attempted before?
- pavel_lishin 12y agoRTGs[1] have, but apparently SRGs[2] haven't. I can't see any reason for this to be any more dangerous than the other nuclear stuff we've launched into space. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioisotope_thermoelectric_generator#Space https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioisotope_thermoelectric_ge... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stirling_radioisotope_generator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stirling_radioisotope_generato...
- virtuallynathan 12y agoYes, the Curiosity rover has (i believe) a similar nuclear power source. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioisotope_thermoelectric_generator http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioisotope_thermoelectric_gen...