U.S. Warns World of Pluto Probe's Nuclear Payload
Kelly Young writes on NewScientist.com:
The US has officially notified the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency that NASA is preparing to launch New Horizons, its Pluto-bound mission carrying 10.9 kilograms of radioactive material.
The New Horizons probe is scheduled to begin its nine-year journey on 17 January. It is carrying plutonium dioxide to power its instruments during its frozen odyssey through the solar system.
posted by Fergie @ 1/10/2006 01:33:00 PM
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