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Août 2011 / Truthout

Despite Solar Options, NASA-Nuclear Alliance Continues Plutonium-Powered Missions



What is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) future now that Atlantis has landed and the shuttle program is over ? If NASA persists in using nuclear power in space, the agency’s future is threatened.

Between November 25 and December 15, 2011, NASA plans to launch for use on Mars a rover fueled with 10.6 pounds of plutonium, more plutonium than ever used on a rover.

The mission has a huge cost : $2.5 billion.

But if there is an accident before the rover is well on (…)

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