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SpaceX: Lessons Learned Developing Software For Space Vehicles

Posted by timothy on from the no-one-can-hear-you-bleep-in-space dept.

jrepin writes "On day two of the 2013 Embedded Linux Conference, Robert Rose of SpaceX spoke about the 'Lessons Learned Developing Software for Space Vehicles.' In his talk, he discussed how SpaceX develops its Linux-based software for a wide variety of tasks needed to put spacecraft into orbit—and eventually beyond. Linux runs everywhere at SpaceX, he said, on everything from desktops to spacecraft."

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  1. Re:Max Length by Frosty+Piss · · Score: 5, Informative

    Okay, somebody ban this guy...

    "You must be new here".

    Do you actually believe that trolls are "banned" at Slashdot?

    That's what the moderation system is for.

    Slashdot is not like other "forums" in that it is *not* "moderated" by "super users", but rather regular users like you and I who are occasionally gifted with "mod points".

    The "offending" post is never removed, it is just pushed below most users viewing threshold.

    Seriously, "ban this guy"? You *MUST* be new here...

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  2. Re:Learning from NASA's experience ... by tibit · · Score: 5, Informative

    And obviously you think -- I find it a common misconception -- that SpaceX is reengineering everything from scratch, including the engineering process itself. Well, here's a wakeup call for you: they employ plenty of people with lots of legacy space mission experience. The choice of the kernel is a minor thing in the grander scheme of things.

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