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by x3n0ph3n3 3492 days ago
Voyager I and II and Curiosity are powered with radioisotope thermoelectric generators [1], which are nothing like this proposal.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioisotope_thermoelectric_ge...

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> Voyager I and II and Curiosity are powered with radioisotope thermoelectric generators

AKA a nuclear battery... That's how they're referred to by just about everyone.