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Originally Posted by Nehkara
For those interested:
The minimum expected life of Curiosity's nuclear power source is 14 years (2025).
That said, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 are both still operating just fine (very very far from Earth) and both use the same type of power source as Curiosity. Voyager 1 and 2 were launched ~35 years ago and are expected to last until at least 2025 (total of about 47 years).
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Lots of moving parts, dust, etc though... Would likely cut the life expectancy of of Curiosity compared to both Voyager space craft's?
Anyway came in to post a link to good
pictures.