#Jupiter icy moons orbiter lifts off. This has huge solar panels (90m^2) for the dim lighting conditions there. At one point in the past this was planned to use nuclear instead.

#space #astronomy

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65273857

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While developing in-space nuclear would be a forward-looking technology, deploying large-area solar panels is *also* a forward-looking technology, so they're a winner either way here