Re: Pluto Flyby
From: Kim Keller (kimekeller_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 08/26/04
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Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 23:03:02 GMT
"Remus" <roamulus@go.com> wrote in message
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> Pluto Flyby
>
> Is the 2006 Pluto mission dead?
No, although it may slip to 2007 because of delays in assembly of the RTG
for the mission.
> Or is a scaled down version still possible for that launch
> window?
Yes, if the Los Alamos folks can deliver enough plutonium for the RTG. I
think I read that a reduced mission would need 170 watts, versus 220 watts
for the full mission. The team is also looking at methods of conserving
power during the outbound leg.
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