Next-Gen RTG Request for Proposal has been Formally Released - 'Blackout Period' is Now in Effect
All associated personnel should refrain from communications with prospective offerors, potential subcontractors, and government team members.
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Spacecraft 'Nuclear Batteries' Could Get Boost from New Materials
No extension cord is long enough to reach another planet, and there's no spacecraft charging station along the way. That's why researchers are hard at work on ways to make spacecraft power systems more efficient, resilient and long-lasting.
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On Deck: Mars 2020
The next Radioisotope Power System-powered mission is the Mars 2020 rover, which is in development now.
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Nidia Gallego: Carbon scientist is as versatile as the element she studies
“Carbon is a single element that can be many things,” Gallego said. “It can be hard like diamond, soft like graphite or amorphous like activated carbon."
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