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==Spacecraft== {{See also|Spacecraft thermal control}} Radiators are found as components of some spacecraft. These radiators work by radiating heat energy away as light (generally infrared given the temperatures at which spacecraft try to operate) because in the vacuum of space neither convection nor conduction can work to transfer heat away. On the [[International Space Station]], these can be seen clearly as large white panels attached to the [[Integrated Truss Structure|main truss]]. They can be found on both crewed and uncrewed craft.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/radiators.html#.VgcSEMtVhBc | title = Radiators | work = International Space Station | publisher = [[NASA]] | access-date = September 26, 2015 }}</ref>
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