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2. Systems for Nuclear Auxiliary Power - Wikipedia

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   Five SNAP-27 units provided electric power for the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Packages (ALSEP) left on the Moon by Apollo 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17. The SNAP-27 power supply weighed about 20 kilograms, was 46 cm long and 40.6 cm in diameter. It consisted of a central fuel capsule surrounded by concentric rings of thermocouples.

3. Radioisotope thermoelectric generator - Wikipedia

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   Diagram of an RTG used on the Cassini probe. A radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG, RITEG), sometimes referred to as a radioisotope power system (RPS), is a type of nuclear battery that uses an array of thermocouples to convert the heat released by the decay of a suitable radioactive material into electricity by the Seebeck effect.

4. Snap-on - Wikipedia

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   Snap-on was founded as the Snap-on Wrench Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1920 by Joseph Johnson and William Seidemann. [8] The business manufactured and marketed ten sockets that would "snap on" to five interchangeable handles. The company's slogan was "5 do the work of 50". [9] In 1930, the company's headquarters moved to Kenosha, Wisconsin.

5. PROBA-3 - Wikipedia

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   PROBA-3 is a dual-probe technological demonstration mission by the European Space Agency devoted to high-precision formation flying to achieve scientific coronagraphy. It is part of the series of PROBA satellites that are being used to validate new spacecraft technologies and concepts while also carrying scientific instruments.

6. Pioneer 11 - Wikipedia

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   SNAP-19 RTG on a Pioneer 10/11 replica Pioneer 11 uses four SNAP-19 radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) (see diagram). They are positioned on two three-rod trusses, each 3 m (9 ft 10 in) in length and 120 degrees apart. This was expected to be a safe distance from the sensitive scientific experiments carried on board.

7. “Power Book III: Raising Kanan ”Season 4 Is Coming - AOL

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   Months after leaving fans shocked with a stunning cliffhanger, Power Book III: Raising Kanan is finally making its return. PEOPLE can exclusively confirm that season 4 of the Power prequel series ...