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What does it mean for a launcher to be 'nuclear-certified'?
This article says NASA has booked a nuclear-certified Atlas 5 for the launch of the Mars 2020 rover, and says this:
currently, Atlas 5 is the only launch vehicle that holds a NASA
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How does the launch risk for a plutonium RTG and a uranium fission reactor compare?
I was looking at this answer that talks about how a good alternative to Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators would be fission reactors. It makes a number of good points, but in the comment thread ...
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