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Not to discount the question, because it's still interesting, but most of SpaceX's hardware doesn't leave the ionosphere.
by peeters 6y ago
Not to discount the question, because it's still interesting, but most of SpaceX's hardware doesn't leave the ionosphere.
- tilt_error 6y agoBut those that do leave, may even have a steering wheel.
- jvanderbot 6y agoYes, a better question would be "What does Astroboic, Blue Origin, Firefly Aerospace, Ceres Robotics, Draper, Masten, Sierra Navada, Northrup Grumman, Lockheed Martin use"? Those providers will be on / near the moon shortly. So will SpaceX, but for rover, lander, station, orbiters, you'll get a better answer. (Longer duration, more strict payload budgets, extreme thermal concerns). You can start poking around here: https://www.nasa.gov/content/commercial-lunar-payload-services https://www.nasa.gov/content/commercial-lunar-payload-servic... There's actually quite a few options in the "next gen" space, as many observed the need for updated compute. The one I've been closest to is HPSC: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/game_changing_development/projects/HPSC/ https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/game_changing_de...