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The primary benefit from subscribing to LWN is helping to keep us publishing, but, beyond that, subscribers get immediate access to all site content and access to a number of extra site features. Please sign up today! 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. Rose is the lead for the avionics flight software team at SpaceX. He is a former video game programmer, and said that some lessons from that work were valuable in his current job. He got his start with Linux in 1994 with Slackware. SpaceX as a company strongly believes in making humans into a multi-planetary species. A Mars colony is the goal, but in order to get there, you need rockets and

ELC: SpaceX lessons learned [LWN.net] LWN .net News from the source Content Weekly Edition Archives Search Kernel Security Events calendar Unread comments LWN FAQ Write for us Edition Return to the Front page User: Password: | | Log in / Subscribe / Register ELC: SpaceX lessons learned By Jake Edge March 6, 2013 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

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