The Air Force Research Laboratory gave Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] a contract to develop lightweight wireless systems inside spacecraft, in place of heavy copper wire systems. Northrop will develop a robust, radiation-hardened, wireless spacecraft bus under the 21-month first-phase contract. A spacecraft data bus serves as the electrical interface between the spacecraft's equipment and payloads, and the more it weighs, the tougher it is to build in capabilities. "The innovative program will redefine spacecraft of the future," said John Brock,…
Air Force Lab Taps Northrop For Wireless Setup Inside Satellites
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