Fwd: [New post] In Spite of October’s Mishap, SpaceX’s Computers Are a Go

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From: AmericaSpace <donotreply@wordpress.com>
Date: December 2, 2012 4:07:00 AM CST
To: bobbygmartin1938@gmail.com
Subject: [New post] In Spite of October's Mishap, SpaceX's Computers Are a Go

Amy Teitel posted: "[caption id="attachment_27831" align="aligncenter" width="500"] SpaceX's Dragon capsule at the end of the International Space Station's robotic arm. Photo Credit: NASA/AP[/caption] Two months ago, one of SpaceX's Dragon capsules lost one of its three f" New post on AmericaSpace In Spite of October's Mishap, SpaceX's Computers Are a Go by Amy Teitel Two months ago, one of SpaceX's Dragon capsules lost one of its three flight computers while docked with the International Space Station. The likely cause was a radiation hit, but according to SpaceX's director of vehicle certification, John Muratore, the loss of the computer was a function of the radiation-tolerant system design and not its [...] Read more of this post Amy Teitel | December 2, 2012 at 5:05 am | Tags: Computers, Dragon Capsule, Elon Musk, International Space Station, ISS, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Mars, NASA, Rad-Hardened Computers, radiation, SpaceX | Categories: Dragon, ISS, NASA, SpaceX | URL: http://wp.me/p1YCNG-7eS Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://www.americaspace.org/?p=27830