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NASA's Radioisotope Power Systems Program is committed to facilitating open public dialogue regarding matters related to the technology efforts of the program and any potential future use of RPS on NASA missions.

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Mission planners and the general public are welcome to contact NASA's Radioisotope Power Systems Program by writing to: NASA-RPS@mail.nasa.gov.

Additional information about radioisotope power systems is available from the Department of Energy.

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NASA

Kathryn Hambleton 
Headquarters, Washington
Research and Technology Mission Directorate
202-358-1409
kathryn.hambleton@nasa.gov

NASA SPACE REACTORS DIVISION / NASA RPS Program

Jan Wittry
Glenn Research Center, Cleveland
Space Reactors Division
216-443-5466
jan.m.wittry-1@nasa.gov

Jaqueline Minerd
Glenn Research Center, Cleveland
Space Reactors Division
216-905-6774
jaqueline.minerd@nasa.gov 

Kristin Jansen
Glenn Research Center, Cleveland
NASA RPS Program
kristin.m.jansen@nasa.gov

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Nuclear Energy

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