Additionally, any excess pressure causes hydrogen to recombine into water, ensuring safety. NASA has used nickel-hydrogen batteries for systems such as the International Space Station (ISS ...

NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Dr. Jessica Meir exited the International Space Station ... failure earlier this year when a BCDU on a channel of newly replaced batteries failed as well.

NASA examined the recovered debris and confirmed today that it belonged to a batch of expired batteries released by the International Space Station into Earth's orbit in 2021. Last month ...