Sentences with phrase «radioisotope thermoelectric»

A wildcard in the planned launch of New Horizons surrounds the radioisotope thermoelectric generator used to power the probe in the deepest extent of the solar system where the Sun is 1,000 times fainter than here on Earth.

The next NASA mission planning to use a radioisotope thermoelectric generator is the Mars 2020 rover, due to be launched in July 2020.

Engineers install one of Cassini's three radioisotope thermoelectric generators in a clean room at Launch Complex 40 at Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Oct. 9, 1997, six days prior to launch.

The spacecraft, powered by a radioisotope thermoelectric generator, managed to acquire 50 gigabits of data during the flyby, where it came within 7,800 miles of the small planet.

To address concerns about the spacecraft's radioisotope thermoelectric generators, which are commonly used for NASA missions, NASA responded by issuing a supplementary document about the flyby and detailing the agency's methodology for protecting the planet, saying there was less than a one - in - a-million chance of an impact occurring.

Cassini also received flak from environmental groups who were concerned that when the spacecraft flew by Earth, its radioisotope thermoelectric generator (nuclear power) could pose a threat to our planet, JPL added.

Some of the Ares mission's equipment is powered by a radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG).

The first system — radioisotope thermoelectric generators, or RTGs — taps heat released from the natural decay of a radioactive element, such as plutonium.

Dragonfly would be powered by a Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (MMRTG); while there is enough sunlight at Titan's surface to see, there is not enough to use solar power efficiently.

The currently available radioisotope power system, also supplied to NASA by the DOE, is called the Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (MMRTG).

Not exact matches

NASA's Radioisotope Power System (RPS) program, managed by NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, is funding the development of new, higher efficiency thermoelectric materials that could be incorporated into a next - generation enhanced MMRTG that would provide about 25 percent more power at the start of a typical mission, and 50 percent more power at the end of a mission.