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+# Fault Protection
+
+## External Papers
+
+* [GN&C Fault Protection Fundamentals](https://trs.jpl.nasa.gov/bitstream/handle/2014/41696/08-0125.pdf)
+> As software becomes more and more integrated in our daily lives, we
+> need, more than ever, for the software we write to work reliably in a
+> wide range of conditions--even, and especially, in unexpected
+> conditions. This paper, written by Robert Rasmussen from the Jet
+> Propulsion Laboratory in 2008, documents and explains some fundamental
+> principles about designing fault tolerant systems as learned through
+> the hard-won experience of designing Guidance, Navigation, and Control
+> (GN&C) systems for spacecraft. This paper is rich in principles,
+> examples, and advice, and has a lot to offer to our industry
+> generally--even for those of us who don't actively work on software for
+> spaceships!