Hands-on Activities and Make-Your-Own Models
Here are some coloring pages of radioisotope-powered spacecraft for you to download, print, and color:
Apollo - astronauts used radioisotope thermoelectric generators to power experiments on the surface of the moon
Mars Curiosity Rover - exploring the surface of Mars
Dragonfly - a planned future mission to Saturn's largest moon, Titan
Here are some 3D models and some fun hands-on activities that show when, where, and how NASA uses radioisotope power to enable spacecraft to explore the solar system.
You can build your own cardboard model of a Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator, the power supply for the Curiosity and Perseverance rovers on Mars. The building instructions can be found here: Make Your Own MMRTG
You can 3D print the RPS-powered Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft. Download the 3D printing file.
You can 3D print the RPS-powered Cassini spacecraft that orbited Saturn for 13 years. Download the 3D printing file.
You can 3D print the RPS-powered Mars Curiosity Rover. Download the 3D printing file.
You can 3D print the RPS-powered New Horizons spacecraft that flew by Pluto. Download the 3D printing file.
COMING SOON: Make a chalk drawing of the solar system on your sidewalk, and learn about the RPS-powered NASA missions that have explored each planet.