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Launchpad: What Are Radioisotope Power Systems?

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NASA uses Radioisotope Power Systems, or RPS, to convert heat from radioactive decay to electricity, creating predictable, continuous power for long missions in extreme environments. But learn how a next generation Radioisotope Stirling Engine will perform four times more efficiently and help NASA use even less of a precious resource.

Published on: February 07, 2013

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NASA, NIA, eClips, Launchpad, High School, Video, Education, Mathematics, Technology, Science, Engineering, electricity, radioisotope, Cassini, RPS, radioisotope power system, nuclear, solar system, atoms, atomic number, neutrons, PU-238, Plutonium, elemen