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...ave Air and Space Port]] in [[Mojave, California]]. The fuselage for their vehicles was made by [[Scaled Composites]], at the same airport, while the company d [[Bevin McKinney]] had been thinking about the idea of a launch vehicle using helicopter blades for several years, when [[Wired (magazine)| ...

...s [[Glenn Research Center]] (GRC) for potential future [[Space exploration|space missions]]. ...ry mission, negating the need for a radioisotope power system for the 2018 launch. ...

...e not practical. RTGs have been used as power sources in [[satellite]]s, [[space probe]]s, and uncrewed remote facilities such as a series of [[lighthouse]] The first RTG launched into space by the United States was [[Systems for Nuclear Auxiliary Power|SNAP 3B]] in ...

...> Its track record of success has inspired governments around the world to launch similar research and development agencies.<ref name="Economist" /> ...ttee]] to President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] in a meeting called after the launch of Sputnik.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bethe |first1=Hans |title=Interview with ...