Connecting with the Planets: One Company’s Role in Missions to Mars, Jupiter, and Beyond (.PDF Download)

Jan. 19, 2017

People have been interested in the planets long before electronics was even a word, and that interest has increased exponentially since then. No more is this the case than at TE Connectivity (TE), with the Curiosity rover on Mars and the Juno space probe orbiting around Jupiter. This article highlights how some of TE’s high-reliability electronic components are supporting the on-site exploration of Mars and Jupiter...

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