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Does the I.S.S. use Radioisotope thermoelectric generators for power up there in orbit?

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Does the I.S.S. use Radioisotope thermoelectric generators for power up there in orbit?

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  1. No;  it uses solar arrays.  RTG's are for use on probes that will only have exposure to limited or reduced sunlight.  


  2. No, it uses solar panels.  RTGs are best for outer solar system missions where solar intensity is too dim to generate power in a practical solar array.

  3. "RTGs can be considered as a type of battery and have been used as power sources in satellites, space probes and unmanned remote facilities. RTGs are usually the most desirable power source for unmanned or unmaintained situations needing a few hundred watts or less of power for durations too long for fuel cells, batteries and generators to provide economically, and in places where solar cells are not viable."

  4. No, it uses those massive solar panels that are so obvious on any picture of it.

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