“From: James Green, Director, NASA’s Planetary Science Division via Lunar and Planetary Institute: After analysis and consultation with the Department of Energy, NASA’s Planetary Science Division is pleased to announce […]
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NASA SMD Is Halting Advanced Stirling Radioisotope Generator Procurement
Important Changes in the NASA Planetary Science Division’s (PSD) Radioisotope Program “With an adequate supply of Pu-238, and considering the current budget-constrained environment, NASA has decided to discontinue procurement of […]
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Apollo 13's RTGs: Houston, Do We Really Have A Problem?
Will NASA Ever Recover Apollo 13s Plutonium From the Sea?, Txchnologist “I don’t think that anyone has seriously considered that,” said Leonard Dudzinski, a NASA program executive who deals with […]
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RTGs and Congress
AAS email: Plutonium 238 Production: An Ongoing Issue for Washington “It is not often that a $30M issue in an appropriations bill gets a lot of attention. In fact, it […]