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In NASA Kennedy Space Center's Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility is lifted away from the radioisotope thermoelectric generator.

NASA

NASA
Washington, DC, United States

In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the metal canister is lifted away from the radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG). Inside the facility, the RTG will be installed in the New Horizons spacecraft for a fit check. The RTG is the baseline power supply for New Horizons, scheduled to launch in January 2006 on a journey to Pluto and its moon, Charon. It is expected to reach Pluto in July 2015.

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  • Title: In NASA Kennedy Space Center's Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility is lifted away from the radioisotope thermoelectric generator.
  • Location: Kennedy Space Center, FL
  • Owner: KSC
  • Album: cbabir
  • About Title: To help you find images you’re searching for, previously untitled images have been labelled automatically based on their description

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