Post by Texas Instruments

How do you make a 240,000-mile trip repeatable? 🚀 As Artemis II settles into orbit, we’re witnessing the evolution of the journey first mapped out in the 1960s. And while mission goals remain similar, we’ve made a massive leap in semiconductor technology since the Apollo era: • Apollo: Relied on hundreds of simple logic gates to guide, navigate and control the spacecraft • Artemis II: Uses thousands of advanced radiation-hardened semiconductors to manage everything from engine controllers to life support fans and high-speed communication systems for the Orion spacecraft As we celebrate this momentous day, we’re also celebrating the countless engineers who made this moment possible – solving for heat, radiation, and a vacuum of space one chip at a time. By pushing semiconductor innovation to its absolute limits, these innovators have built a bridge to the future, ensuring that the distance to the Moon is no longer a barrier but a journey we can make again and again.🌙