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Record of Decision for Mars 2020 Mission
News Article, July 1, 2015 • Mars 2020 Rover instrument selection. NASA issued a record of decision (ROD) to use a nuclear battery (a multi-mission radioisotope thermo­electric generator) on the next rover to go to Mars, in 2020. Sandia performed the Nuclear Risk Assessment that was the keystone analysis in the Environmental Impact Statement leading up...

Sandia contributes to the Mars 2020 mission
News Article, March 17, 2021 • A team of Sandia scientists and engi­neers, led by Daniel Clayton, worked tirelessly since 2016 to assess the launch risks and ensure the safe launch of the Mars 2020 rover Perseverance last July. Using Sandia’s state-of-the-art super­computers, they assessed the various risks posed by the rover’s radioiso­tope thermoelectric generator in...