SpaceX to Use Plutonium as Fuel for NASA's Mission to Titan!
SpaceX makes history with Plutonium-powered space mission! For the first time, SpaceX will launch Plutonium-238 aboard its Falcon Heavy rocket, powering NASA's Dragonfly mission to explore Titan, Saturn's mysterious moon.
Titan's thick, methane-rich atmosphere blocks sunlight, making traditional solar power unfeasible. Instead, Plutonium-238 will fuel a radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG)
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