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Multi-Mission Thermoelectric Generator Fueling Testing and Integration Operations for Mars 2020

Eric Clarke, Joe Giglio, Kendall Wahlquist, Craig Dees, Amanda Gates, Jaymon Birch, Shad Davis, Brandon Horkley, Lucas Rich

Nuclear Technology / Volume 208 / Number 1S / December 2022 / Pages S11-S17

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2022.2031497

Received:September 22, 2021
Accepted:January 14, 2022
Published:November 18, 2022

The Space Nuclear Power and Isotope Technologies (SNPIT) Division at Idaho National Laboratory fuels, performs acceptance testing, and provides spacecraft integration support of radioisotope power systems in support of National Aeronautics and Space Administration missions. Recently, the SNPIT team completed fueling, testing, and launch support of the Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator for the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover mission.