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Editorial

Reconfigurable computing platforms: Adapting for space applications

By
Giovanni D'Aliesio
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Corporation

Feature / Discussion: March 2007Reconfigurable computing has been an emerging technology, but only recently has the possibility of developing such systems for space become exploited. The idea of reconfigurable computing in space is a hardware designer’s dream since the notion of fixing a hardware bug or updating a hardware-implemented algorithm has never been available. Space missions are critical by nature and, therefore, having the option of reconfiguring a system once launched provides numerous advantages and a great deal of flexibility.

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