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Advances in ground computers do not translate to space computers. Most space-qualified processors are still on the order of tens to hundreds of MHz.

I currently work on a space science satellite launched in 2015 for NASA and our flight processor is 40 MHz.

https://www.geek.com/chips/nasas-orion-spacecraft-runs-on-a-...

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Current space-rated FPGAs are like 10-15 years out of date compared to what the newest stuff can do. People are starting to take more risk with launching commercial parts in LEO but no one is seriously going to rely on anything but Level 1 parts for expensive, long-term missions.

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