Exploring Reliable Power Sources in Space

This chapter discusses the need for reliable power sources in space and explores alternatives to solar power, such as nuclear batteries. The hosts talk about the use of nuclear power on aircraft carriers and submarines and explain that nuclear power plants cannot be used on satellites or rovers. Instead, they use radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) to extract energy from radioactive elements. The chapter also touches on the history of launching fission reactors into space.