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Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Vulnerable MOSFETS in NASA's Europa Clipper
Oh man, this is terrible. Just months before launch of the Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter's satellite, they discovered that some of the MOSFETS in the spacecraft might get fried by the Jovian radiation. 1500 MOSFETS. Ouch. Details here:
The next time I smoke a IRF510, I'm going to blame "Jovian Radiation." I'm sure it has nothing to do with my RF design skills. de KB7ZUT
ReplyDeleteThey recently brought in a new project manager who brought inn his own team.
ReplyDeleteThey clearly should have gone with Thermatrons.
ReplyDeleteHere's the NYT's report on this in today's edition:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/17/science/nasa-europa-clipper-radiation.html?unlocked_article_code=1.L04.0QSw.r5AYvoMywwVM&smid=url-share