MSL development & assembly, Until it's shipped to the Cape |
MSL development & assembly, Until it's shipped to the Cape |
Mar 29 2010, 08:11 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2922 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
In case you missed it there's 9 minutes on MSL (actual hardware visible) + 5 minutes with Dr Elachi on "This week in Space" there: http://www.spaceflightnow.com/
14 minutes out of 23 regarding Unmanned, not bad. -------------------- |
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Jul 25 2010, 06:18 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 184 Joined: 2-March 06 Member No.: 692 |
I would think an RTG would release quite a bit of heat.
The wikipedia entry for RTG's quite interesting. They are not very efficient so to generate 300 watts I'm thinking WARM! They say in the USSR they had some remote lighthouses powered by RTG's. One winter night some people found one of these and gathered around it for warmth. They also say the radiation degrades the materials that convert heat to electricity so maybe they keep them separate until shortly before launch. Brian |
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