Assertion: alkaline fuel cell | /r/ObjectUse | used in nasa space programs
Facets:
value: to generate power
type: PURPOSE
value: since the mid-1960s
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: The alkaline fuel cell, also known as the Bacon fuel cell after its inventor, has been used in NASA space programs since the mid-1960s to generate power for satellites and space capsules.
text: Other types of fuel cells include: Alkaline fuel cells, which were used by the NASA space program (with efficiencies of 70%); Direct Methanol fuel cells, which draw the hydrogen out of the methane without the assistance of a fuel reformer; and Regeneration fuel cells, which utilize a solar-powered electrolyzer and their own waste water to form a self-contained regenerative system.