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  • [PS] Why We Need Plutonium Power for Space Missions

    From The Planetary Society via sci.space@21:1/5 to All on Wed Aug 18 02:34:24 2021
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    Why We Need Plutonium Power for Space Missions

    Posted: 17 Aug 2021 06:00 AM PDT https://www.planetary.org/articles/plutonium-power-for-space-missions

    Spacecraft need power to reach the dark, dusty, distant locales of our
    solar system. Safe, non-weapons-grade plutonium-238 provides that power
    when solar energy cant cut it.

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