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IBM RAD6000
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<p>The RAD6000 <a href="/facts/Radiation_hardening/nB4Wbctl">radiation-hardened</a> <a href="/facts/Single-board_computer/JaBPWTKF">single-board computer</a>, based on the <a href="/facts/IBM/QszA7nwd">IBM</a> <a href="/facts/RISC_Single_Chip/LWaXgRSH">RISC Single Chip</a> <a href="/facts/Central_processing_unit/Jxp1bqMV">CPU</a>, was manufactured by <a href="/facts/IBM_Federal_Systems/aDonJUFu">IBM Federal Systems</a>. IBM Federal Systems was sold to <a href="/facts/Loral_Space_%2526_Communications/nX2gnpgJ">Loral</a>, and by way of acquisition, ended up with <a href="/facts/Lockheed_Martin/URp9BQpA">Lockheed Martin</a> and is currently a part of <a href="/facts/BAE_Systems_Electronics%2c_Intelligence_%2526_Support/lDS2KcUo">BAE Systems Electronic Systems</a>. RAD6000 is mainly known as the <a href="/facts/Avionics/F4gQJBJn">onboard</a> computer of numerous <a href="/facts/NASA/TIMCV0yV">NASA</a> <a href="/facts/Spacecraft/YQqQaUw0">spacecraft</a>. </p>