As we push space exploration to more challenging targets, space missions become increasingly complex, demanding more sophisticated computational capabilities as well as robust and mature information systems. The significance of this research topic lies in its potential to revolutionize space missions by addressing the various challenges of computational efficiency and system reliability in the harsh environment of space. By exploring emerging hardware and software technologies, and analyzing current systems' practices and challenges, this research topic aims at opening up new possibilities for space exploration, making it safer and more efficient. The advancements in information technology and computing will not only enhance future space missions but also enable some missions that could not be achieved without these new technologies.
As the complexity and ambition of space exploration increases, necessary advancements are being made to space computing technology and IT infrastructure. These cutting-edge and science enabling developments will help to shape the future of space exploration. This theme traverses multiple Frontiers journals, illustrating the impact of many research areas on developments in the space domain. This collective endeavor not only aims at enhancing the computational capabilities and reliability of current and future space missions, but also at fostering a multidisciplinary exchange of knowledge and innovative solutions.
This research topic is an excellent opportunity for fostering technical interchange on all hardware and software aspects of space missions, with a focus on current systems practice and challenges, as well as emerging hardware and software technologies with applicability for future space missions.
Keywords:
Robotics, Intelligent and Autonomous Systems, Advances Computing, Software Reliability, Computing Architectures, Flight Data Processing, Extreme Environments Computing, Networking, Distributed Computing
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
As we push space exploration to more challenging targets, space missions become increasingly complex, demanding more sophisticated computational capabilities as well as robust and mature information systems. The significance of this research topic lies in its potential to revolutionize space missions by addressing the various challenges of computational efficiency and system reliability in the harsh environment of space. By exploring emerging hardware and software technologies, and analyzing current systems' practices and challenges, this research topic aims at opening up new possibilities for space exploration, making it safer and more efficient. The advancements in information technology and computing will not only enhance future space missions but also enable some missions that could not be achieved without these new technologies.
As the complexity and ambition of space exploration increases, necessary advancements are being made to space computing technology and IT infrastructure. These cutting-edge and science enabling developments will help to shape the future of space exploration. This theme traverses multiple Frontiers journals, illustrating the impact of many research areas on developments in the space domain. This collective endeavor not only aims at enhancing the computational capabilities and reliability of current and future space missions, but also at fostering a multidisciplinary exchange of knowledge and innovative solutions.
This research topic is an excellent opportunity for fostering technical interchange on all hardware and software aspects of space missions, with a focus on current systems practice and challenges, as well as emerging hardware and software technologies with applicability for future space missions.
Keywords:
Robotics, Intelligent and Autonomous Systems, Advances Computing, Software Reliability, Computing Architectures, Flight Data Processing, Extreme Environments Computing, Networking, Distributed Computing
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.