Tag: Space-Grade Components

Commercial, Industrial, Standard Military and Space: What These Component Labels Mean, and Where CAST and SAST Parts Lists Fit In

Sep 24, 2026

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A supplier describes a chip as “space grade.” A procurement specialist wants to know whether it appears on an approved-parts list. At a program review, an engineer asks a different question: Can the device meet mission requirements in this particular circuit position? These questions may sound repetitive, but they are not asking the same thing.…