Re:Planetary Resources shows off Arkyd-100
by Gravityloss on Tuesday January 22, 2013 @07:31AM
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They use single string commercial components but have tested them in a particle acceleration for radiation tolerance. Also the software must take into account that upsets or breakage can happen.
NASA and other space organizations and companies do much more expensive and comprehensive radiation testing, something like 100,000 dollars per integrated circuit, while MOST probably did all the components in total for that kind of sum.
And MOST is in a 800 km orbit, worse radiation than ISS.
It's space technology, all kinds of myths are spread around. If there would be more openness, diversity and launch opportunities, progress would really take off as new solutions could be simply tested.
NASA and other space organizations and companies do much more expensive and comprehensive radiation testing, something like 100,000 dollars per integrated circuit, while MOST probably did all the components in total for that kind of sum.
And MOST is in a 800 km orbit, worse radiation than ISS.
It's space technology, all kinds of myths are spread around. If there would be more openness, diversity and launch opportunities, progress would really take off as new solutions could be simply tested.