Invited Talks on the use of Open Source in Space

The "Open Source for Space" Mini-Workshop is a one-day virtual seminar within the 2021, IEEE International Conference on Space Mission Challenges for Information Technology (SMC-IT), featuring talks and invited presentations on the use of Open Source software and even hardware in the space industry. It will occur on Friday, July 30, 2021 starting at 10:00 AM, PDT.

Open Source technologies playing an ever increasing role in space systems. Software such as the RTEMS Operating System, the NASA Core Flight System (cFS), F-Prime (which controls the Mars Helicopter), AIT-AMMOS, Open-MCT, and the Ball Aerospace Cosmos Ground Data System comprise some of the Open Source Software in wide use today.

The Mini-Workshop will be chaired by Dr. Gerardo Cruz-Ortiz who is the Associate Branch Head, Flight Software Systems Branch, and Deputy Program Manager for NASA’s Core Flight System (cFS).

The Mini-Workshop format will include invited presentations, contributed presentations, and technical demonstrations. If you are interested in attending this one-day seminar please REGISTER here.

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