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it's running linux. apt-get update :) (not sure what distro they're running)

• nemoniac 5y ago
  It runs Fprime https://nasa.github.io/fprime/ https://nasa.github.io/fprime/
  • fnord77 5y ago
    they implemented their own message queue?
• crashbunny 5y ago
  this jogged my memory of an episode of linux unplugged podcast many months ago. https://linuxunplugged.com/396 https://linuxunplugged.com/396 "Tim Canham, the Mars Helicopter Operations Lead, shares Linux’s origins at JPL and how it ended up running on multiple boxes on Mars. Plus the challenges Linux still faces before its ready for mission-critical space exploration." edit: just saw someone already mentioned the podcast in this thread
  • TchoBeer 5y ago
    >Plus the challenges Linux still faces before its ready for mission-critical space exploration Can I get a tl;dr on this