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NASA Makes Space for Open Source Software

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Space Shuttle Atlantis launched today on its way to the final Hubble telescope repair mission. There's an old joke originally quipped by astronaut Wally Schirra that NASA spacecraft really is a modern marvel, especially when you consider it's built by the lowest bidders. It's the government's tight purse strings, however, that has helped open source software put its fingerprints all over the space agency.

 



Open Source Apps in Your Brain

Many people think you can tell a lot about a person's subconscious thought by measuring various bodily functions including heart rate, blood pressure, and muscle tension (think polygraph machines).

Whether you believe that biofeedback technology is cutting edge, interesting to ponder, or just a lot of hooey, there are a few biofeedback apps for Linux users who want to explore the concept.



NASA Embraces Open Source for Space Missions

By the time you read this, Space Shuttle Endeavour will have left the launchpad at Florida's Kennedy Space Center and will be winging its way to the International Space Station to deliver new ISS components. As millions of people around the world watch the mission unfold on live video feeds captured by NASA's Telescience Lab, Fedora will be running the servers that distribute footage to Houston's Mission Control and NASA TV. In fact, various iterations of Fedora turn up all over Kennedy Space Center, including servers that manage data processing -- and even the countdown clock.