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Batteries and fuel cells in space: a chronology

G. Halpert, S. Surampudi, H. Frank

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The year 2002 marks the 46 anniversary of the space program that started with the launch of the first Sputnik on October 4, 1956. Significant progress has been made in the exploration of space since the late ‘50’s.. Thanks to the flexibility and capability of batteries and fuel cells, NASA and the U.S. Air Force have been able to accomplish a wide range of challenging space missions. Batteries and fuel cells are used in a wide variety of space applications such as launch vehicles, earth-orbiting spacecraft, space shuttle, crew return vehicles, astronaut equipment, planetary spacecraft, landers, rovers, and penetrators.

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The year 2002 marks the 46 anniversary of the space program that started with the launch of the first Sputnik on October 4, 1956. Significant progress has been made in the exploration of space since the late ‘50’s.. Thanks to the flexibility and capability of batteries and fuel cells, NASA and the U.S. Air Force have been able to accomplish a wide range of challenging space missions. Batteries and fuel cells are used in a wide variety of space applications such as launch vehicles, earth-orbiting spacecraft, space shuttle, crew return vehicles, astronaut equipment, planetary spacecraft, landers, rovers, and penetrators.

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The year 2002 marks the 46 anniversary of the space program that started with the launch of the first Sputnik on October 4, 1956. Significant progress has been made in the exploration of space since the late ‘50’s.. Thanks to the flexibility and capability of batteries and fuel cells, NASA and the U.S. Air Force have been able to accomplish a wide range of challenging space missions. Batteries and fuel cells are used in a wide variety of space applications such as launch vehicles, earth-orbiting spacecraft, space shuttle, crew return vehicles, astronaut equipment, planetary spacecraft, landers, rovers, and penetrators.

Key concepts: Space Shuttle, Spacecraft, Aeronautics, Crew, Aerospace engineering, Flexibility (engineering), Space exploration, Human spaceflight

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