Guest Editorial: IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing Special Issue on Advanced Command, Control and On-Board Data Processing for Space Avionic Systems

The papers in this special issue focus on advanced command, control and on-board data processing for space avionic systems. The domain of space avionic systems is changing extremely rapidly, compared to other technical domains in the spacefaring industry, under the pressure of intense competition, the continuous emergence of new markets and players, the need for cost reduction, as well as an increased obsolescence rate of components and processes due to the relative reduction of hi-rel parts market share with respect to booming volumes of consumer electronics. The emergence of "new space" paradigm, with new (mostly private) players taking the risk of compromising with system's dependability in favour of stripped down cost further contributes to this rapidly changing landscape: new opportunities are opening for the space avionic systems.