Thursday, June 04, 2009
HoneyMoon computing
Key features of Orion avionics include: a modern Honeywell cockpit (see at left), IPv4 external communication, time-triggered Gigabit Ethernet LAN, fault tolerance, a dissimilar backup system, and autonomous navigation, rendezvous, and docking.
BADHARDWARE: Orion is a long lifecycle vehicle; its lifetime may span 20 years. Thus, Ipv4 Internet will still rule in space missions in the year 2035?