The launch of Cassini on a Titan IV rocket is causing grave concerns worldwide. Titan mishaps and explosions of other NASA rockets at launch have happened. If Cassini explodes, the carcinogenic plutonium-238 fallout could devastate billions of people. Nuclearization of space is another concern.
In October, NASA is planning to launch the Cassini space probe to Saturn. The probe will carry 72.3 pounds of plutonium, the most ever put on a space device.
Plutonium is the most toxic ...