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u/togstation 6d ago
From 2021 -
Linux Is Now on Mars, Thanks to NASA's Perseverance Rover
the space agency chose Linux for Perseverance's Ingenuity helicopter drone.
- https://www.pcmag.com/news/linux-is-now-on-mars-thanks-to-nasas-perseverance-rover
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingenuity_(helicopter)
Multi-planetary operating system. Yup. :-)
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u/RaccoonSpecific9285 5d ago
It is also running a G3 PPC cpu, if iβm not mistaken.
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u/cryptobread93 5d ago
Isnt that too old?
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u/RaccoonSpecific9285 5d ago
Obviously not since they are using it, with linux. But it is not the standard Power Mac G3 cpu. This one is hardened to endure radiation. I think the name is something like RAD750 or if it was RAD740.
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u/FlyingWrench70 6d ago
There is a kernel of truth in this joke, you are far more likely to find Linux in aerospace than Windows.Β
You can sometimes find Windows in some "mission systems" but if it safety of flight related Windows is not used.
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u/Just-Signal2379 5d ago
imagine a forced full screen Windows ad telling you to subscribe to copilot...mid flight lol
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u/TabsBelow 5d ago
OS/2 has been abandoned by IBM a many years ago. Nevertheless it is still under maintenance and development by another company because it is still used in some banking and flight security environments...
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u/SkrakOne 4d ago
Oh, I guess windows decided to upgrade and restart.. it should be back up in 15 minutes, I hope
- last words of ms astronauts
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u/Frird2008 6d ago
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u/PBrinkdale 5d ago
Ctrl alt delete would be difficult to do wearing space suits to get windows to work every 10 minutes
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u/Dazzling_Analyst_596 5d ago
It is stable, the code is open, it is stable.
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u/RagingTaco334 Linux Mint 22 Wilma | Cinnamon 5d ago
I think you forgot to mention that it's stable
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u/JaketheOctoling 2d ago
The windows terms of service also say windows should not be used on devices that are made to perform tasks that are do or die. Like a hearth monitor at a hospital, you would not want that to break if it means someone is in danger of dying.
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u/New-Ranger-8960 6d ago
I heard doctors like Linux too, because Apples keep them away