# Station Reel Time: Power Systems

Station Reel Time: Power Systems Description: Examines how electricity will be generated on the International Space Station. The Space Station is the largest structure ever built in space. It will be powered by eight solar panels that collect energy from the sun through the use of photovoltaic cells. Photvoltaic cells are used on Earth too, in toys, solar calculators, at school crossings and many other places. Once the energy is collected it will be used to charge batteries which will provide power to the station when it is not in direct sunlight. They are also used when more power is needed for experiments and research. The other half of the power produced will go directly to the laboratories and modules, or rooms, of the Space Station. This power will also run the life support systems, which includes the air the astronauts will breath, the food systems, and the temperature controls. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC .

- Kind: Film
- Year: 1998
- By: NASA; Johnson Space Center
- Genres: Space, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/station_reel_time_power_systems)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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