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What kind of computer runs the spacecraft?

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What kind of computer runs the spacecraft?

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There is no computer on board the spacecraft. A simple electronics box, called the Command and Data Handling Unit, accepts a maximum of 60 commands from Earth. Lunar Prospector is controlled by a ground computer at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California (San Franscisco Bay Area).

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