838: Using Pulsars to Navigate in Space with Dr. Zach Putnam
Universe Today Podcast
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Space Flight Computers Are Getting Faster Than Consumer Electronics
Time is moving a little bit differently on our space craft than it is, say, at our reference point. The more difficult part is dealing with special relativity. There's a fair amount of compute power required to go compute these all these positions over large volumes of space. Flight computers are getting faster but not as fast as consumer electronics.
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