Channel: HACKADAY

Category: Science & Technology

Description: Space is a hard place for humans, but it isn't easy on our machines either. Sergiy Nesterenko, former Radiation Effects Engineer at SpaceX, knows a thing or two about how to give a rocket a fighting chance of functioning despite it all. From salty spray on the launching pad, through lightning in the atmosphere, and off to cosmic rays outside the magnetosphere, dangers lurk around every corner. Watch this talk, and you'll learn how to handle them. Read our writeup of the talk and join in the conversation at Hackaday: hackaday.com/2022/02/10/remoticon-2021-sergiy-nesterenko-keeps-hardware-running-through-lightning-and-cosmic-rays