Avionics are the electronic systems used on aircraft, artificial satellites, and spacecraft.
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What does 'triple redundant closed-loop digital avionics system' mean?
That particular quote comes from an article about the Proton rocket (http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/02/ils-proton-m-inmarsat-5-f-2-launch/), but I've seen this used elsewhere. The wiki page for SpaceX's Merlin engines also mentions something…
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Is "flight director attitude indicator" an inside joke about flight directors?
The flight director attitude indicator is the spacecraft equivalent of the attitude indicator (also called an artifical horizon) on an aircraft.
Why was the "flight director" part added to the name? Is this some inside joke about cranky flight…
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What are known space avionics open hardware projects?
We have seen many community projects towards open hardware.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open-source_hardware_projects
What is state of the art for space avionics?
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