NASA tests Linux for spacecraft control
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| On the software side, embedded Linux vendor Wind River says it was selected
| to "support the development of NASA's New Millennium Program Space Technology
| 8 (ST8) Dependable Multiprocessor." As part of its role in supporting the
| project, the company will supply its Platform for Network Equipment, Linux
| Edition (PNE-LE) for use on the DM system.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5714800202.html
Also new:
DOD SoftwareTechNews Open Source - The future is open
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| OSS use in U.S. government is pervasive.
| ----Including the Linux kernel, Samba, Apache, Perl, GCC, GNAT,
| XFree86, OpenSSH, bind, and sendmail.
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http://weblog.infoworld.com/openresource/archives/2007/06/dod_softwaretec.html
Related:
Open-Source Software and Its Role in Space Exploration
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| FOSS explores our Solar System. We send robots to the moon, Mars
| and beyond to flyby, orbit or land. FOSS goes with them, pervasive
| in the real-time operating systems, math libraries and file systems.
| Consider the robotic decisions of where to rove, and realize the power
| given the human race by the Free Software Foundation's (FSF)
| compilers, libraries, build scripts and so on.
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http://www.cio.com/article/111950/Open_Source_Software_and_its_Role_in_Space_Exploration
http://tinyurl.com/2kcyvw
NASA enlists HP in multibillion-dollar tech contract
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| This includes desktop PCs, workstations, and blade PCs enabled to
| run Unix and Linux operating systems; as well as printers and servers.
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http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9722103-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
At NASA, Windows Vista Isn't Ready For Launch
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| Space agency among the growing list of federal agencies that
| have put a temporary hold on Windows Vista rollouts.
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http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199201229
NASA tests Linux-based planetary surface exploration robots
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| A Linux-based NASA lunar rover is on maneuvers -- and Internet webcams
| -- this week in the Arizona desert near Meteor Crater.
|
| [...]
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| The K-10 runs Red Hat Linux, which NASA says was chosen for its large
| user base and application compatibility. Additionally, NASA notes that,
| "Linux's flexibility and scalability enable us to easily add, remove,
| and extend devices with minimal difficulty."
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4892438264.html
Avoiding Hubble trouble: The software plan for NASA's new space telescope
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| "Once you get into millions of lines of code, it's really difficult
| for a new programmer coming onto a project to make a change or
| understand how different subsystems relate to each other," he says.
|
| [...]
|
| It's hard to estimate how much money will be saved because of the
| decision to use open standards software. It could be a few million
| dollars, or 10 times that, Cammarata says.
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http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/011907-software-hubble-nasa.html?page=2
NASA Expands Order for Innova Robotics & Automation's Universal Robot
Controller to Enhance Ground Testing
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| In addition, Innova will provide an external clock synchronization
| signal to NASA's Linux-based host PC that will function as the
| "heart beat" that triggers the initiation of commands to the robotic arm.
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http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=219764
Young Scientists Design Open-Source Program at NASA
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| "NASA is recognizing the value of free and open-source software in
| other sectors," said Cowan-Sharp, a contractor at NASA Ames in
| Mountain View, California. "CosmosCode is going one step further
| by allowing NASA scientists to begin a software project in the
| public domain, leveraging the true value of open-source software
| by creating an active community of volunteers."
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http://www.wired.com/science/space/news/2007/04/cosmoscode_0409
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