19 NASA looking into Nuclear powered space vessels (archive.ph) posted 1 year ago by AlfredicEnglishRules 1 year ago by AlfredicEnglishRules +19 / -0 27 comments share 27 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Fairly certain most satellites are sent up into space with nuclear reactors on board powering them, so I don't think it would.
They're called RTGs, and yes, they are used in some spacecraft where solar panels wouldn't get enough sunlight.