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Ask HN: What open source projects go to space?

7 points by exdsq 5y ago

If I wanted to write code that went into space, what open source projects could I contribute to to achieve that dream?

hsnewman 5y ago
You are in space.
- rurban 5y ago
  I'm in space also, nice
mtmail 5y ago
https://docs.github.com/en/account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-profile/customizing-your-profile/personalizing-your-profile#list-of-qualifying-repositories-for-mars-2020-helicopter-contributor-badge https://docs.github.com/en/account-and-profile/setting-up-an... (super long URL!) is a list of project that made it to Mars. It reads that NASA provided the list. That's the past but likely many of the same will be used in future projects.
tectonic 5y ago
https://github.com/kubos/kubos https://github.com/kubos/kubos, although it's not very active right now.
more_corn 5y ago
Curl
rationalthug 5y ago
Aerospace specific software that goes to space or code that just happens to go to space as part of bigger projects? Here are a couple of the former: RTEMS https://www.rtems.org/ https://www.rtems.org/ Core Flight System (cFS) https://github.com/nasa/cFS https://github.com/nasa/cFS NASA has a lot of open source projects including a bunch that don't "go to space" but are used in space related projects (check each project for contributor guidelines): https://github.com/nasa/openmct https://github.com/nasa/openmct - web based mission control software https://github.com/nasa/trick https://github.com/nasa/trick - simulation for for all phases of space vehicle development You should check out their github organization for all available projects (https://github.com/nasa https://github.com/nasa). Also, European things as well such as the ESA's github organization: https://github.com/esa https://github.com/esa, and Germany's DLR: https://github.com/DLR-SC https://github.com/DLR-SC. Another good group to check out is TU Delft: https://github.com/tudelft https://github.com/tudelft, https://github.com/tudelft-iv https://github.com/tudelft-iv and others. Not to mention a bunch of open source CFD projects on github that are widely used and other similar tools. Again, not strictly software that goes to space, but you will find more of that too if you search for projects related to those mentioned above.
dgunay 5y ago
Speaking from personal experience, zlib and libjpeg are almost certainly running on satellites in space right now. Dependencies like this are often vendored and seldom updated though, so your contributions may take a while to actually make it into a flight software codebase. You may also never receive direct notice that your code is in use, especially if it gets used in a defense-related project.

7 points by exdsq 5y ago

If I wanted to write code that went into space, what open source projects could I contribute to to achieve that dream?

hsnewman 5y ago

You are in space.

rurban 5y ago
I'm in space also, nice

mtmail 5y ago

https://docs.github.com/en/account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-profile/customizing-your-profile/personalizing-your-profile#list-of-qualifying-repositories-for-mars-2020-helicopter-contributor-badge https://docs.github.com/en/account-and-profile/setting-up-an... (super long URL!) is a list of project that made it to Mars. It reads that NASA provided the list. That's the past but likely many of the same will be used in future projects.

tectonic 5y ago

https://github.com/kubos/kubos https://github.com/kubos/kubos, although it's not very active right now.

more_corn 5y ago

Curl

rationalthug 5y ago

Aerospace specific software that goes to space or code that just happens to go to space as part of bigger projects? Here are a couple of the former: RTEMS https://www.rtems.org/ https://www.rtems.org/ Core Flight System (cFS) https://github.com/nasa/cFS https://github.com/nasa/cFS NASA has a lot of open source projects including a bunch that don't "go to space" but are used in space related projects (check each project for contributor guidelines): https://github.com/nasa/openmct https://github.com/nasa/openmct - web based mission control software https://github.com/nasa/trick https://github.com/nasa/trick - simulation for for all phases of space vehicle development You should check out their github organization for all available projects (https://github.com/nasa https://github.com/nasa). Also, European things as well such as the ESA's github organization: https://github.com/esa https://github.com/esa, and Germany's DLR: https://github.com/DLR-SC https://github.com/DLR-SC. Another good group to check out is TU Delft: https://github.com/tudelft https://github.com/tudelft, https://github.com/tudelft-iv https://github.com/tudelft-iv and others. Not to mention a bunch of open source CFD projects on github that are widely used and other similar tools. Again, not strictly software that goes to space, but you will find more of that too if you search for projects related to those mentioned above.

dgunay 5y ago

Speaking from personal experience, zlib and libjpeg are almost certainly running on satellites in space right now. Dependencies like this are often vendored and seldom updated though, so your contributions may take a while to actually make it into a flight software codebase. You may also never receive direct notice that your code is in use, especially if it gets used in a defense-related project.