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spacecraft

[speys-kraft, -krahft] / ˈspeɪsˌkræft, -ˌkrɑft /


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According to NASA, the processor is functioning as intended and has shown performance levels roughly 500 times greater than the radiation-hardened chips currently used in spacecraft.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

The service module on the Orion spacecraft was provided by the European Space Agency, and Mr. Kshatriya notes that “a lot of the component-level aspects of even that machine are made in America.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The agency says newer and far more capable processors are essential for future autonomous spacecraft, faster onboard scientific analysis, and supporting astronauts during missions to the Moon and Mars.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

The chip maker and other technology giants are working to take an idea that has captivated futurists—channeling the sun’s power through spacecraft to support activity on Earth—and make it reality for artificial-intelligence computing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

A collision with a small boulder could have sent the spacecraft tumbling wildly out of control, its antenna unable to lock on the Earth, its data lost forever.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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