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Also would like to add, sheer advances in compute and software lead by Facebook and others has enabled much cheaper space travel than what was possible in 1970'
by eanzenberg 7y ago
Also would like to add, sheer advances in compute and software lead by Facebook and others has enabled much cheaper space travel than what was possible in 1970's - 80's. This type of stuff is getting cheaper every day, so why be selfish because you "want to see it in your lifetime?" It'll happen. I don't care if it happens in 20 years, 200 years, or 2000 years.
- learc83 7y agoFacebook (and other web advertising companies) isn't leading most of the advances in computing power. Moore's law is much older than Facebook. And they certainly aren't developing the software that space agencies and companies are using. If anything they're likely diverting talent away from more beneficial work towards selling ads. There are maybe 2 projects on this list that could possibly be beneficial for space exploration, and they aren't groundbreaking. https://opensource.facebook.com/ https://opensource.facebook.com/
- brulard 7y agoHaven't you heard of react.js or GraphQL? Not sure about space agencies, but companies for sure use them.
- netsharc 7y agoHah, react.. I'm sure that fancy GUI framework will solve climate change and make us an interplanetary species. /s
- learc83 7y agoNo one is using either of those directly in aerospace applications. And I can guarantee you that an aerospace company using React instead of Rails or a desktop app for a marketing page or internal app isn't significantly driving down the cost of space travel.