Radioisotope generators—inside the 'nuclear batteries' that power faraway spacecraft
Powering spacecraft with solar energy may not seem like a challenge, given how intense the sun's light can feel on Earth.
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Radioisotope generators − inside the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft
Spacecraft near the Earth use large solar panels to harness the Sun for the electricity needed to run their communications systems ... ago: radioisotope thermoelectric generators, or RTGs.
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New study to advance industrialisation of radioisotope power systems for space exploration
France’s Framatome and UK start-up Perpetual Atomics, a spin out for the University of Leicester, have signed a Memorandum ...