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Re:NASA Built Artemis II's Fault-Tolerant Computer by mrheosuper on Friday April 10, 2026 @01:52PM (#47721497)
A lot of "space-rated" components come from consumer space, with certification that it can work in space.

IIRC the Helicopter on Mars using the same snapdragon CPU in your phone.

Also, bit flip can happen without you knowing. A flip in free ram, or in a temp file that is not needed anymore won't manifest into any error, but then, your system is not really deterministic anymore since now you rely on chance.

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