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Hardware System

In order to migrate spacecraft control to the flight system, the flight hardware must be able to support the increased software demands that increasing levels of automation and autonomy require. Providing a flight computer capable of heavy processing loads has previously been impossible because of the reliance on radiation-hardened processors which typically are older, less capable technologies. The high cost and long lead times of space rated electronics have discouraged the incorporation of newer technologies as they become available, contributing to the lagging processing power prevalent in spacecraft computers.





redd frank
Tue Apr 16 17:17:49 MDT 1996