☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Space, the final frontier@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoChina tests heat-to-electrical power converter on Tiangong space stationwww.space.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down13
arrow-up15arrow-down1external-linkChina tests heat-to-electrical power converter on Tiangong space stationwww.space.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Space, the final frontier@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
minus-squareMoosemouse@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoRTGs are the only way to go out past the asteroid belt until we figure out viable and compact fusion, so improvements in heat to electricity conversions gives me hope for more capable probes in the future with large power budgets.
RTGs are the only way to go out past the asteroid belt until we figure out viable and compact fusion, so improvements in heat to electricity conversions gives me hope for more capable probes in the future with large power budgets.