Power supply for new Mars mission is nuclear

Curiosity Rover, Mars, Plutonium 1 Minute

Here’s a good update on CNET. As you’ll recall, the last two rovers while incredibly successful, had constant issues with their solar batteries. On the other hand, this thing is powered by Plutonium. I sure hope they have an uneventful launch.

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Native Angeleno, professor of Neuroscience and Public Policy at George Mason University

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