NASA Will Test Anti-Radi Computers In Space

Antiradiation computer technology (photo: dock. NASA)

JAKARTA Computer is one of the important components needed when NASA wants to explore space. Unfortunately, this technology is prone to the radiation of the Sun and the cosmos.

The aircraft requires computers for many things, from controlling propulsion and navigation systems, taking and analyzing science data, to communicating with teams on Earth. Computers are also needed to control the process of re-entry into Earth's atmosphere.

Space is filled with ionic elements that can damage computers. With just one high-energy particle, data errors can occur and cause many problems. Computers can experience function failure, system damage, and permanent damage.

Over the years, NASA has been trying to find more cost-effective solutions to reduce radiation effects on computers. Therefore, NASA is developing a Radiation Tolerant Computer (RadPC) to test whether this computer is capable of surviving in space.

The RadPC is one of ten payloads to be delivered to the Moon on January 15. This cargo will be delivered using Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost vehicle and SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket as part of the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program.

This is RadPC's first mission to the wild, said CLPS Charge Manager Dennis Harris, quoted from NASA's official website. The power of CLPS RadPC is an exciting opportunity to verify radiation-resistant computer options."

This technology was developed by researchers from Montana State University to measure their health independently and in real-time. If there is radiation impact, RadPC has a recovery procedure that can identify fault locations and make repairs in the background.

In addition, the RadPC also carries three doscimeters to measure radiation levels in the lunar environment with different sensitivity. These three doscimeters will continue to measure the interaction between the Earth's magnetosphere and the solar wind during their journey to the Moon.