Radioisotope power systems
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Research and DevelopmentThe Nuclear Battery Aboard Perseverance, the Next-Gen Mars Rover
NASA’s next-generation Mars rover Perseverance, which successfully launched on July 30 atop an Atlas 5 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, will depend on a “nuclear battery” for electrical power when it completes its seven-month journey to the Red Planet. Idaho National Laboratory (INL) celebrated the launch of the rover, […]