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NASA's Top 5 Technical Challenges Countdown: #3: Better Computers


Computers have been involved in spaceflight since almost the very beginning. Just like on the Earth, computers aid in a variety of tasks, like navigation and communication. But unfortunately, space is really, really unkind to electronics.

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