Don’t push that button: Exploring the software that flies SpaceX rocketships

Spaceflight, from the beginning, has depended on computers – both on the ground and in the spacecraft. SpaceX has carried it to a new level. We recently spoke with Steven Gerding, Dragon’s software development lead, about the special challenges software development has for SpaceX's many missions. The post Don’t push that button: Exploring the software that flies SpaceX rocketships appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog.

https://stackoverflow.blog/2021/05/10/dont-push-that-button-exploring-the-software-that-flies-spacex-starships/

Created 4y | May 10, 2021, 2:21:29 PM


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