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Multi-mission radioisotope thermoelectric generator
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<p>The multi-mission radioisotope thermoelectric generator (MMRTG) is a type of <a href="/facts/Radioisotope_thermoelectric_generator/Tsjjvp5h">radioisotope thermoelectric generator</a> (RTG) developed for <a href="/facts/NASA/TIMCV0yV">NASA</a> space missions such as the <a href="/facts/Mars_Science_Laboratory/yEARUMpM">Mars Science Laboratory</a> (MSL), under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Energy's Office of Space and Defense Power Systems within the <a href="/facts/Office_of_Nuclear_Energy/lL64lCId">Office of Nuclear Energy</a>. The MMRTG was developed by an industry team of <a href="/facts/Aerojet_Rocketdyne/hN0hGfHI">Aerojet Rocketdyne</a> and <a href="/facts/Teledyne_Technologies/F4UVx6ly">Teledyne Energy Systems</a>. </p>