--- Jim Kearney <jim_at_jkearney.com> wrote:
> It goes beyond that... there is a Silicon-On-Saphire version which is
> considerably more rad-hard than a pure silicon process. In fact even
> more recent space probes like Galileo (launched 1989) used 1802s.
While it's true that the Galileo _does_ have them and it was launched
in 1989, it belies the fact that it was built from a spare Voyager
frame. Galileo's design stems from the mid-1970s when the 1802 was
a more popular platform for space hardware.
Doesn't detract from how cool it is, though.
-ethan
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Received on Tue Oct 01 2002 - 10:04:00 BST