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NASA feels ‘plutonium pinch’ earlier than expected
Some NASA missions that need plutonium-238 fuel are already off the agenda, despite estimates that a shortage would not bite until after 2020
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Some NASA missions that need plutonium-238 fuel are already off the agenda, despite estimates that a shortage would not bite until after 2020
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