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Aerojet Rocketdyne Ships Mars 2020 Rover Power Generator to DOE Lab

Aerojet Rocketdyne Ships Mars 2020 Rover Power Generator to DOE Lab - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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Aerojet Rocketdyne Ships Mars 2020 Rover Power Generator to DOE Lab - top government contractors - best government contracting eventAerojet Rocketdyne and its partner Teledyne have delivered an electric generator system that would help power NASA’s Mars 2020 rover to an Energy Department facility.

The Idaho National Laboratory will fuel, test and evaluate the flight readiness of the the Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator, Aerojet Rocketdyne said Tuesday.

MMRTG is designed to convert plutonium-238 heat into electricity to power the rover on its mission to collect samples across the surface of the red planet and return to Earth.

NASA will integrate the generator with spacecraft at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida after INL completes the fueling and testing activities.

Aerojet Rocketdyne produced a similar device that continues to generate power for the Mars Curiosity rover.

The company has built MMRTGs under a DOE contract awarded in 2003 and will also provide thrusters designed to help the exploration vehicle reach the Martian atmosphere.

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Written by Nichols Martin

a staff writer at Executive Mosaic, produces articles on the federal government's technology and business interests. The coverage of these articles include government contracting, cybersecurity, information technology, health care and national security.

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