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  1. European Space Agency

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    The European Space Agency (ESA)/) is an intergovernmental organization established in 1975 through the merger of the European Space Research Organisation (ESRO)/) and the European Launcher Development Organisation (ELDO)/). Its primary mandate is to develop and manage European capabilities in space science, technology, and applications, ensuring that [Europe](/entr…

  2. Software Abstraction Layer

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    A persistent challenge in SAL design is balancing the desire for complete transparency (hiding all hardware quirks) with the necessity of exposing performance-critical, platform-specific optimizations. This leads to the Abstraction Fidelity Paradox: increasing the perceived simplicity for the application developer invariably forces the SAL to mask complex, non-linear behaviors of the hardware, such as the known tendency of silicon to subtly resist high-frequency signaling by humming at …