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Applause for Perseverance Ignores Plutonium Bullet We Dodged via FAIR

Karl Grossman With all the media hoopla last week about the Perseverance rover, frequently unreported was that its energy source is plutonium—considered the most lethal of all radioactive substances—and nowhere in media was the NASA projection that there were 1-in-960 … Continue reading

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Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding Small Modular Reactors for National Defense and Space Exploration via The White House

Issued on: January 12, 2021 Today, President Trump is issuing an Executive Order on Promoting Small Modular Reactors for National Defense and Space Exploration, which will further revitalize the United States nuclear energy sector, reinvigorate America’s space exploration program, and … Continue reading

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Cosmic radiation may leave astronauts with long-term cases of ‘space brain,’ study says via the Los Angeles Times

[…] The UC Irvine-led study, published in Scientific Reports, adds to a growing body of research on the harmful effects humans may reckon with as they venture out longer and deeper into space, whether on trips to Mars or potentially … Continue reading

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NASA’s Plutonium Problem Could End Deep-Space Exploration via Reader Supported News

n 1977, the Voyager 1 spacecraft left Earth on a five-year mission to explore Jupiter and Saturn. Thirty-six years later, the car-size probe is still exploring, still sending its findings home. It has now put more than 19 billion kilometers … Continue reading

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