Embedded Computer System on the Rosetta Spacecraft

The KFKI Research Institute for Particle and Nuclear Physycs is participating in the Rosetta mission of the European Space Agency and contributes to the project by providing the on-board computer system of the Rosetta Lander. The Rosetta Spacecraft will rendezvous with a comet called Churyumov-Gerasimenko beyond the orbit of the Mars and it has the Lander to descend down to its surface. The life-time of the Lander on the surface of the comet should be at least four days while it will be powered by non-chargeable primary batteries Afterwards solar panels may provide power even for several months.