... gate array (FPGA) circuits have been used in space applications for many years, including on multiple Mars rover missions. Here, the authors describe the many advantages of FPGAs and some of their applications in the space...
... many, ‘space’ conjures majestic images of the planets, stars and nebulae, the Apollo Moon landings, Martian rovers, or guitar-wielding astronauts on the International Space Station. These encapsulate space as a realm where humans work together...
... $5 million dollars for the runner-up. Prizes will be awarded to teams who are able to land a privately funded rover on the moon, travel 500 meters, and transmit back high definition video and images. Several smaller...
... less – are made by an alpha-particle X-ray spectrometer and a near-infrared hyperspectral imager aboard the Yutu rover. A mosaic made with the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter’s Wide Angle Camera showing Chang’e-3 landing site, indicated...
The Curiosity rover which is currently trundling around the Gale Crater has found organic material in samples of mudstone, that once ...
... small at 10 kg and 30 cm x 30 cm x 20 cm in size. While the lander could also move, using a similar mechanism to the MINERVA-II1 rovers, its main task was scientific analysis of the asteroid. The little laboratory contained a camera and instruments...