Spacecraft Avionics Microcontroller a Candidate for Flight Qualification

Frontgrade Gaisler Microcontroller Specifically Designed for Spacecraft Avionics

The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Frontgrade Gaisler, a provider of radiation-hardened microprocessors for space applications, a contract under the ARTES Core Competitiveness program to qualify the GR716B microcontroller for flight. This state-of-the-art microcontroller is specifically designed for spacecraft avionics, and its prototype is exp…