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To: Yo-Yo

The New Horizons vehicle that went to Pluto uses (unironically) a plutonium power source for electricity but not for propulsion.

21 posted on 02/07/2023 9:03:57 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.)

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

The New Horizons vehicle that went to Pluto uses (unironically) a plutonium power source for electricity but not for propulsion.?

So did most deep space probes like V'ger (Voyager. Sorry, Star Trek reference there.)

Those nuclear batteries were much smaller than what would be necessary for a crewed spacecraft's Ion drive.

32 posted on 02/07/2023 10:25:25 AM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)

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