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Tangential (and not my area of expertise), but I do know that the Ingenuity helicopter uses an off-the-shelf Snapdragon 801 SoC. As I understand it that is very
by kelchm 4y ago
Tangential (and not my area of expertise), but I do know that the Ingenuity helicopter uses an off-the-shelf Snapdragon 801 SoC. As I understand it that is very unusual for any projects like this, let alone something like the JWST.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingenuity_(helicopter)#Design https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingenuity_(helicopter)#Design
- Brian_K_White 4y agoIt has always been a specific goal of the Mars rovers since the very first one, to use a faster/cheaper design and production process than traditional Nasa projects. In essense, using more off the shelf parts for the Mars rovers is part of the science experiment.
- dandelany 4y agoThis was true of the first rover (Pathfinder ‘97) but really hasn’t been true of rovers since then. Ingenuity was an exception re: COTS parts since it was experimental. Pathfinder cost <$300M. “Better cheaper faster” became Discovery class missions, “capped” at $500M. Curiosity and Perseverance cost about $2.5B each. Not in the same category.