NASA’s current systems were developed almost 30 years ago. Future NASA missions will require significantly increased onboard computing capabilities and reliability. That’s why NASA needs a major update to its systems for its upcoming space missions.
NASA’s processing speed will increase 100 times
Continuing its work in this direction, NASA has agreed with Microchip Technology. The space agency states that with the innovation to be made, the computing capacity of its current computers will be reached at least 100 times. Microchip has started work on the High Performance Space Flight Computing (HPSC) processor.
Microchip will work to design and manufacture the HPSC processor over the next three years with the aim of using the processor in future lunar and planetary exploration missions. A $50 million contract was signed between Microchip and NASA to realize this project.
NASA says the improvements to the processors will save huge amounts of energy and increase overall computing efficiency for space missions. The space agency believes that the processors to be developed by Microschip could be useful for other industries as well.
NASA states that the new technology enables critical edge computing needs and is designed to continue operations safely if a component of the system fails. Thus, the new operating system can be useful in critical points such as commercial systems in the world.
It looks like NASA is preparing for a sweeping innovation. The space agency will be able to conduct such research much faster than before. So what do you think about NASA and the processors it has used so far? You can share your views with us in the comments section.
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