avionics Archives

Source: The SLS launch vehicle, a detail of the HERA system installed in the Orion spacecraft, and Timepix chips NASA / SRAG-JSC / ADVACAM

Artemis & Lunar Exploration, Astronauts and Explorers, Exploration Gear & Tech, Press Release, Radiation, Space Physiology & Medicine, Tricorders & Sensors

Tricorder Tech: Cosmic Radiation Aboard Artemis II Orion Will Be Monitored by Six Specialized Chips Supplied by ADVACAM

by Keith CowingFebruary 5, 2026February 5, 2026

When, in February March 2026, the massive SLS rocket lifts off from the launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida with four astronauts on board, six chips designed […]

Researchers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California monitor a research drone in the Dumont Dunes area of the Mojave Desert in September as part of a test campaign to develop navigation software to guide future rotorcraft on Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Away Teams & Field Reports, Exploration Gear & Tech, Mars, Missions & Hardware, Press Release, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs

NASA Tests Future Mars Droids In Death Valley

by Keith CowingDecember 2, 2025December 2, 2025

Next-generation drone flight software is just one of 25 technologies for the Red Planet that the space agency funded for development this year.

With the device secured in the heater, the researchers will be able to test how well it works at extreme temperatures. Photo credit: Brenda Ahearn, Michigan Engineering.

Lava / magma ocean / Volcanic Worlds, Missions & Hardware, Nanotechnology & SynBio, Press Release, Tricorders & Sensors, Venus

Venus Mission Hardware? Battery-like Computer Memory Keeps Working Above 1000°F

by Keith CowingDecember 12, 2024December 12, 2024

Computer memory could one day withstand the blazing temperatures in fusion reactors, jet engines, geothermal wells and sweltering planets using a new solid-state memory device developed by a team of […]