Re: New Horizons Mission Two Pluto


Jorge R. Frank Wrote:
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> Hello !!!
> I think there else is an interesting thing connected with New
> Horizons
> Mission. NASA is planning the probe to work much longer than Voyager.
> However, It asserts that the core of its reactor to be much lighter
> than the Voyager's.
> Can anybody tell me what way NASA did that?
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> New Horizons' instruments draw less power than Voyager's, so they can
> stretch a smaller power supply longer.
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> Thanks Jorge R. Frank !!!
> I've thought of the same things.
> But New Horizons is carrying more instruments than Voyager. Besides
> Scientifics want to work with the probe longer to explore borders of
> solar system. New Horizons'll have to keep more scientific equipments
> in order than Voyag.'ve had now to research space and so on. Otherwise,
> It'll become an useless toy. Still I believe that RTG of New Horizons
> is less protected than previous models of the one. Most likely RTG of
> Voyager have got a weak harmful effect on its facilities.
> So Designers of NH have neglected the effect and lightened its
> radioactive protection.
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> Thanks


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