RTGs
NASA is Getting the Plutonium it Needs for Future Missions
The Department of Energy just delivered a shipment plutonium that NASA will turn into radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) for future…
12 months ago
A new way to Peer Into the Permanently Shadowed Craters on the Moon, Searching for Deposits of Water ice
Not all flashlights are created equal. Some are stronger, consume more power, or have features such as blinking or strobes.…
2 years ago
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Solar Or RTG?
[/caption] It used to be the case that if you wanted to send a spacecraft mission out past the asteroid…
14 years ago
NASA May Have to Revamp Science Plans Without RTGs
[/caption] As if things weren't tight enough at NASA, now the US House and Senate have decided to cut the…
15 years ago