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− | + | Over the years various [[microprocessors]] have been used in many different spacecrafts. Microprocessors are used in spacecrafts are designed to be exceptionally reliable and [[radiation hardening|highly durable]]. Because of that, often the same set of chips that have been tested and proven to work are used in many spacecrafts. Below is a '''list of microprocessors used in spacecrafts'''. | |
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== 1960s == | == 1960s == | ||
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− | | | + | | 1959-1963 || [[File:Mercury Friendship7 Bassett Celestia.jpg|200px]] || [[Wikipedia:Mercury spacecraft|Mercury spacecraft]] || The [[Wikipedia:Mercury spacecraft|Mercury spacecraft]], NASA's first human spaceflight, had barely enough space for a single occupant. The spacecraft had no independent maneuvering capabilities - relying completely on the Atlas booster rocket. Because of that, it was unnecessary for the spacecraft to have a dedicated on-board computer. Limited functionality was done by various smaller systems. |
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− | | | + | | 1962-1966 || [[File:Gemini spacecraft.jpg|200px]] || [[Wikipedia:Gemini Spacecraft|Gemini Spacecraft]] || The [[Wikipedia:Gemini Spacecraft|Gemini Spacecraft]], part of Project Gemini, NASA's second human spaceflight program, that ran from 1965-1966, carried an on-board digital computer called the [[Gemini Guidance Computer]]. The computer, which weighted fifty pounds and measured nineteen inches long, had about 19.5KB of memory. |
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− | | | + | | 1961-1972 || [[File:Apollo CSM lunar orbit.jpg|200px]] || [[Wikipedia:Apollo spacecraft|Apollo spacecraft]] || The [[Wikipedia:Apollo spacecraft|Apollo spacecraft]], part of the [[Wikipedia:Apollo program|Apollo program]], NASA's third human spaceflight program, that ran from 1961 to 1972, carried an on-board digital computer called the [[Apollo Guidance Computer]]. The 16-bit computer weighted 70 pounds and consumed 55W had a clock speed of 2.048 MHz. |
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| 1990 || [[File:HST-SM4.jpeg|200px]] || [[Wikipedia:Hubble Space Telescope|Hubble Space Telescope]] || | | 1990 || [[File:HST-SM4.jpeg|200px]] || [[Wikipedia:Hubble Space Telescope|Hubble Space Telescope]] || | ||
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− | | rowspan="2" | 1991 || [[File:UARS 1.jpg|200px]] || [[Wikipedia:Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite|UARS] | + | | rowspan="2" | 1991 || [[File:UARS 1.jpg|200px]] || [[Wikipedia:Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite|UARS]] || |
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| [[File:Cartoon CGRO.jpg|200px]] || [[Wikipedia:Compton Gamma Ray Observatory|CGRO]] || | | [[File:Cartoon CGRO.jpg|200px]] || [[Wikipedia:Compton Gamma Ray Observatory|CGRO]] || | ||
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| rowspan="3" | 1997 || [[File:Mars Global Surveyor.jpg|200px]] || [[Wikipedia:Mars Global Surveyor|Mars Global Surveyor]] || | | rowspan="3" | 1997 || [[File:Mars Global Surveyor.jpg|200px]] || [[Wikipedia:Mars Global Surveyor|Mars Global Surveyor]] || | ||
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− | | [[File:Sojourner on Mars PIA01122.jpg|200px]] || [[Wikipedia: | + | | [[File:Sojourner on Mars PIA01122.jpg|200px]] || [[Wikipedia:Mars Global Surveyor|Mars Global Surveyor]] || |
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| [[File:Cassini Saturn Orbit Insertion.jpg|200px]] || [[Wikipedia:Cassini–Huygens|Cassini–Huygens]] || | | [[File:Cassini Saturn Orbit Insertion.jpg|200px]] || [[Wikipedia:Cassini–Huygens|Cassini–Huygens]] || |