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NASA Advances Space Computing Technology
NASA and industry partners have made significant strides in advancing on-board spacecraft computer processors, crucial for mission success. This technology has roots in the Apollo Guidance Computers of the 1960s.
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For decades, NASA has advanced on-board spacecraft computer processors that coordinate and execute the functions needed to support mission success. Space computing originated in the 1960s with the Apollo Guidance Computers, which were pivotal for guidance, navigation, and control computations during
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