In space, losing power is a huge problem for a spacecraft. Without power, the systems controlling navigation, communication, and even life support (if it's a crewed mission) can shut down. Some spacecraft have backup batteries, but those only last so long. If solar panels get damaged or blocked, there's no way to recharge, and the spacecraft could drift aimlessly. It’s not all doom, though—clever engineers design fail-safes, like systems that reboot or reroute power in emergencies. But still, power loss in space is a bit like a car running out of gas in the middle of nowhere—except you can’t call for a tow truck! Credit:<br />Upgrading Hubble: By NASA - http://hubble.nasa.gov/multimedia/hubble.php, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=942493<br />Working inside Hubble: By NASA - http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-125/html/s125e008656.html, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6824624<br />STS-103 Hubble EVA: By NASA - http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-103/html/sts103_713_048.html, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3738258<br />STS-31 Launch: By NASA/photographer unknown, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6449041<br />Atlantis undock ISS: By NASA, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11146175<br />Dream Chaser: By Ken Ulbrich/NASA - http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=66311, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27705564<br />Space Shuttle: By NASA, https://www.nasa.gov/space-shuttle/<br />Mir Space Station: By NASA - https://archive.org/details/STS089-340-035, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18427023<br />Record Voyager 1: By NASA - http://images.ksc.nasa.gov/photos/1977/captions/KSC-77P-0196.html, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4285811<br />The Sounds of Earth: By NASA - https://web.archive.org/web/20110912123742/http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/ABSTRACTS/GPN-2000-001976.html, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6455682<br />Voyager Goes Interstellar: By NASA / JPL-Caltech - http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA17046, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28366203<br />Voyager spacecraft model: By NASA, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=66602695<br />Animation is created by Bright Side.<br /><br />#brightside <br /><br />----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/ <br /><br />Listen to Bright Side on: <br />Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD34jRLrMrJux4VxV<br />Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/idhttps-podcasts-apple-com-podcast-bright-side/id1554898078<br />----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />Our Social Media:<br />Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/brightside/<br />Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brightside.official/<br />Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.official?lang=en<br />Snapchat - https://www.snapchat.com/p/c6a1e38a-bff1-4a40-9731-2c8234ccb19f/1866144599336960<br /><br />Stock materials (photos, footages and other):<br /> https://www.depositphotos.com <br />https://www.shutterstock.com <br />https://www.eastnews.ru <br />----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me
