Space probe to sport 'transforming' hardware | New Scientist

By Paul Marks, New Scientist, Posted 07/23/09

Link: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327176.500-space-probe-to-sport-trans...

"The trouble with space probes is that once they have been launched their mission cannot be changed. But a test satellite planned for 2012 could change that: its flight computer will contain electronic hardware that can be completely reconfigured in space, allowing it to switch from, say, an atmospheric pollution sensor to a near-Earth asteroid detector."