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Used Energy

The space missions use two types of energy.

  • The solar energy and;

  • Nuclear energy .

The solar energy is used when the spaceship is close enough to the sun to get the sunlight (for example Perseverance ship), and the nuclear energy is used in probes that travels in direction to the limit of the solar system (for example Voyager II spaceship).

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Used Energy: Sobre
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Other Energy

In the void it is impossible to use eolic energy and fossil fuels:

  • On the void there is no particles, and the wind is the movement of particles in our atmosphere. So, with no particles we have no movement and due to that there is no wind, consequently eolic energy is not used on space.

To use fossil fuels we need to do a combustion, and to start one we need two things: a fuel and oxygen.

  • For the same reason, on space there is no particles, including oxygen or any type of fuel, and thus it is not possible to do a combustion.

Used Energy: Sobre
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