There's no place like space
SCOTTSDALE, AZ—"In space, no one can hear you scream," says the promotion for the 1979 movie Alien. Humans, though, aren't alone in finding inhospitable conditions once they leave Earth. The lack of atmosphere that prevents your voice from carrying also affects how electronics operate—and it is just one of the harsh conditions that electronics face in space.

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