RE: Gallileo space craft and RTG

["Fulmer, Philip" <philip.fulmer@cplc.com>]

Galileo was indeed powered by RTG and was launched in October 1989.  The
following web address has a detailed discussion of the specific sources
for Galileo:

http://galileo.ivv.nasa.gov/RTG.html

I remember the launch of the shuttle that carried Galileo being quite
the media event due to the fear expressed by many of the perceived
consequences if an accident occurred, although Galileo certainly wasn't
the first spacecraft to use RTGs.

Good luck.

Philip

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>From: 	Mr Jo[SMTP:mjo@scs.unr.edu]
>Sent: 	Friday, May 29, 1998 1:22 PM
>To: 	Multiple recipients of list
>Subject: 	Gallileo space craft and RTG
>
>I am making in my handout a list of spacecrafts which were powered by RTG and
>I
>feel like the Gallileo was one of them but not really sure.
>Is the Gallileo spacecraft power by RTG? When was it launched? I will
>appreciate
>to hear from someone who have a good memory. I was trying to see from
>internet
>but wasn't able to obtain any info. on the Gallileo. Thank you and have a
>good
>weekend. M. Jo
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