This review and analysis presents the outcomes of a project carried out from 1998-2001 within the Energy Technology Department of the Aerospace Corporation to examine the available results of different nickel-hydrogen life testing programmes that were carried out for low Earth orbit applications.

The review and analysis reported here are the outcomes of a project carried out from 1998-2001 within the Energy Technology Department of the The Aerospace Corporation to examine the available results of different nickel-hydrogen life testing programs that had been or were being carried out for low Earth orbit (LEO) applications. The cycling programs, some of which are still in progress, were conducted under different sponsorships and carried out at different testing facilities.