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sortie · 2015-04-20 14:24:07

Also to get your OS into space. That's definitely on the bucket list.

space_ghost | karma 423 | avg karma 3.07 · | 2020-10-15 17:56:31+00:00

This is absolute must for any kind of computing activity that's not on Earth or in Earth orbit.

AllNathansTaken | karma 1 | avg karma 1.0 · | 2024-02-27 12:44:16

That's specifically for space related software.

Fatnino | karma 1580 | avg karma 1.55 · | 2023-07-11 15:29:03

What os hasnt been to space? The laptops on the ISS run windows and they have ipads up there too.

throwthrowuknow | karma 220 | avg karma 0.88 · | 2024-06-06 14:27:29

It means you can have abundant power in space to run all kinds of hardware.

soperj | karma 7260 | avg karma 2.08 · | 2017-02-24 01:36:18+00:00

Couldn't do that on another planet without installing them first. They want their system to be usable everywhere.

EGreg | karma 7296 | avg karma 0.72 · | 2019-02-11 16:21:57

We have enough cubesats to make that happen. You can rent time slices for software.

That’s like saying you need to access certain sectors of a hard disk.

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neurostimulant | karma 2436 | avg karma 2.07 · | 2021-02-18 20:10:34

Linux flying on Mars and Electron regularly launched to LEO. What a time to be alive :)

NikolaeVarius | karma 5727 | avg karma 2.92 · | 2021-06-23 15:58:29

The CPU lives on, in space.

gibsonf1 | karma 7126 | avg karma 2.09 · | 2008-09-16 00:15:27+00:00

Is it just me, or is the idea of using a repl on a computer in space simply fascinating?

runamok | karma 942 | avg karma 1.37 · | 2023-06-06 21:33:04

This is what springs to mind for me:

* https://www.cpushack.com/space-craft-cpu.html space shuttle used a 386 * https://www.cpu-galaxy.at/article/cpu_in_space.htm ISS still does too * https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/11/space-grade-cpus-how...

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js4ever | karma 1293 | avg karma 2.39 · | 2021-07-16 13:13:24

NASA and Space engineering is fascinating! Being able to do this on 30 years old hardware ... In space

NikolaeVarius | karma 5727 | avg karma 2.92 · | 2021-02-28 18:39:26

I mean its space. Any computer expected to be in space and do non completely trivial things have tons of mechanisms in place to survive computer issues.

ivankirigin | karma 12987 | avg karma 3.32 · | 2008-03-15 02:56:58

Linux is already really common at Nasa. This is cool though.

TeMPOraL | karma 106045 | avg karma 3.04 · | 2015-04-17 04:25:44

This comment just made me realize why most computers sold today wouldn't work in vacuum of space. Even if we shielded it from radiation, they'd just fry to death.

unoti | karma 3373 | avg karma 4.47 · | 2021-03-14 21:22:15+00:00

> ...servers in orbit would lower latency since you wouldn’t have to bounce back to Earth... A CDN would work I think, provided you could power the hard drives.

But doing it all solid state with RAM + SSD could totally make sense, especially if you cache only the highest access items in space... Something like this could also make sense to do custom silicon/ASICs to keep the power and weight requirements down.

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