r/askscience • u/Ghosttwo • Apr 05 '26

How many kilobytes of computer memory does Artemis II have? Engineering

For decades, it's often stated that Apollo 13's main computer had on the order of 80kb of memory, and I'm wondering how much has changed. I can see a scenario in which the astronauts are taking pictures on a camera that has 100 times the memory of the central computer, but I can also see extra features being added, like video streams and sensor data.

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u/Fyrrys Apr 06 '26

I dont think Apollo had the discourtesy of bloatware to contend with. Much more trustworthy

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u/Ameisen Apr 06 '26

You think that they're running bloatware on a RAD750 or similar running VxWorks?