// ORBITAL LOGISTICS AND PROPULSION TERM
Redundancy
The inclusion of extra components or systems that can take over if a primary component fails, ensuring continued operation. It's a key design principle for reliability.
TECHNICAL DEFINITION
Redundancy is a design principle in spacecraft engineering where duplicate or alternative components, subsystems, or functions are incorporated to provide backup capability, enhance reliability, and ensure mission success in the event of a primary system failure.
BACKGROUND
British Aerospace plc (BAe) was a British aircraft, munitions and defence-systems manufacturer that was formed in 1977. Its head office was at Warwick House in the Farnborough Aerospace Centre in Farnborough, Hampshire. It purchased Marconi Electronic Systems, the defence electronics and naval shipbuilding subsidiary of the General Electric Company, in 1999 to form BAE Systems.
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- Backup
- Duplication
- Fault Tolerance
- Fail-safe
- Spare
USAGE NOTE
Critical systems on spacecraft often have triple redundancy.