Telephone and television reception, GPS navigation systems, broadband internet via satellite—none of this would be possible without electronics in space. However, cosmic radiation in particular can damage components, lead to short-term failures, malfunctions and memory errors and cause the electronics to age more rapidly. Satellites especially, some of which remain in space for several decades, therefore require particularly robust and radiation-resistant electronics. The same applies to medical products such as CT scanners, in which high-energy X-rays are used.
Preventing faults in electronics induced by radiation
