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NASA Got a Shipment of Plutonium to Power Future Spaceships

The Department of Energy just delivered half a kilogram of plutonium to NASA to power future spacecraft, including possible missions to Jupiter.

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NASA s future space exploration bolstered by major plutonium-238 delivery

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 24, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Energy s (DOE) recent achievement in shipping a substantial amount of heat source plutonium-238 to the Los Alamos National Laboratory signifies a pivotal advancement for NASA

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NASA is Getting the Plutonium it Needs for Future Missions

NASA is Getting the Plutonium it Needs for Future Missions
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NASA s future space exploration bolstered by major plutonium-238 delivery

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 24, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Energy s (DOE) recent achievement in shipping a substantial amount of heat source plutonium-238 to the Los Alamos National Laboratory signifies a pivotal advancement for NASA

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Promo sentence: NASA s planned missions are one step closer to being fueled thanks to the Department of Energy s shipment milestone of Plutonium-238

The recent shipment of heat source plutonium-238 from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Oak Ridge National Laboratory to its Los Alamos National

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