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I wonder: why this publicly funded code isn't available for download on GitHub or NASA website. Is this because Russians and Chinese can "steal" it and send ano

by duhast 11y ago

I wonder: why this publicly funded code isn't available for download on GitHub or NASA website. Is this because Russians and Chinese can "steal" it and send another Curiosity to Mars?

adrianN 11y ago
It probably contains lots of proprietary code to interface with the hardware.
- duhast 11y ago
  Hardware was also funded by tax payers.
  - adrianN 11y ago
    No, hardware is produced by big companies like Lockheed Martin. They adapt their proprietary solutions for NASA.
    - Frompo 11y ago
      Most of which was originally developed to fulfil some government tender; space flight is not exactly the paragon of commercial innovation.
humanrebar 11y ago
Not a complete answer, but certain kinds of NASA tech undoubtedly has military applications. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Traffic_in_Arms_Regulations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Traffic_in_Arms_... I think your question is valid nonetheless, especially for the USPS, Dept. of Education, etc.
- fatlasp 11y ago
  This. I work at a space research lab and we can't even let many of our employees view mission code; let alone the public. Violating export controls in any way could cost us our funding