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Americium: How a small element could power the next century of space exploration (interestingengineering.com)
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"The isotope of interest for space is americium-241....Its half-life is a staggering 432 years, five times longer than plutonium-238."

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[–] [S] 3 points 11 months ago

Good point on the lubricants, but given the potential profits, it's already being worked on. https://www.nyelubricants.com/space

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