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Sandia Assists NASA in Understanding Launch-Area Accidents

News Article, October 29, 2015 • Curiosity’s multi-mission radioisotope thermoelectric generator on Mars. Some NASA spacecraft, those which operate on the surface of other planets or are too far from the sun, require the use of radioisotope power systems (fueled with plutonium dioxide) to produce electricity and heat. In the unlikely event of an early launch...