Onboard computers are critical to space exploration, aiding nearly every spacecraft function from propulsion and navigation systems to life support technology, science data retrieval and analysis, communications, and reentry. But computers in space are susceptible to ionizing solar and cosmic radiation. Just one high-energy particle can trigger a so-called “single event effect,” causing minor data […]
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Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS), Artemis, Marshall Space Flight Center, Space Technology Mission Directorate
Posted on
January 8, 2025
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