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[…] Curiosity rover (launched in 2011), the Pluto New Horizons (launched in 2006) and most recently, the Perseverance Rover (launched in 2020) which successfully landed on Mars in 2021. MMRTG Testing Read More

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To Pluto and Beyond: Work that reaches the stars

[…] Idaho National Laboratory (INL) careers in the Space and Security Power Systems group, which assembles and tests Radioisotope Power Systems such as Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators ( MMRTG) and other Radioisotope Thermoelectric

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NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover launch

[…] rover has strong ties to Idaho, particularly Idaho National Laboratory. Our INL team assembled, tested and delivered to Kennedy Space Center the Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator ( MMRTG) that will power Perseverance’s

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Tours | Idaho National Laboratory

[…] For the full list of INL virtual tours, visit: https://inl.gov/360-tour-map/ Contact Information INL Tours Phone: (208) 526-0050 Send a Message Advanced Test Reactor, research reactor, nuclear, nuclear research, ATR, INL, Idaho National Laboratory,

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‘Space is the place’ for new INL engineer

[…] “You can talk to anyone about that,” she said. “People ask me if I am going to Mars. Sometimes they’re serious, sometimes not.” Her experience with the MMRTG (Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator)

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