ESA Plans to Use Nuclear Waste Batteries to Power Deep Space Exploration
The
US used nuclear waste to power their Voyager probes, launched in the
1970s; the Cassini-Huygens probe, launched in 1997; and just recently
the Mars Curiosity rover.The idea is that nuclear waste gives of heat
for many years, and that heat can be used to keep a craft warm in the
depths of space, so that it doesn’t freeze up, and also to produce
electricity to power on-board systems.The European Space Agency (ESA) is
very interested in this technology as a means to power its long-range
spacecraft. NASA generally uses plutonium-238, however…Read more...http://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/ESA-Plans-to-Use-Nuclear-Waste-Batteries-to-Power-Deep-Space-Exploration.html
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