The goal of NASA's Radioisotope Power Systems (RPS) Program is to make RPS ready and available to support the exploration of the solar system in environments where the use of conventional solar or chemical power generation is impractical or impossible to meet potential future mission needs. To meet this goal, the RPS Program manages investments in RPS technologies and RPS system development, working closely with the Department of Energy. This paper provides an overview of the RPS Program content and status, its collaborations with potential RPS users, and the approach employed to maintain the readiness of RPS to support future NASA mission concepts.


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    Title :

    NASA's Radioisotope Power Systems program overview — A focus on RPS users




    Publication date :

    2016-03-01


    Size :

    1804107 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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