Friday, July 11, 2008

Interview: Software Behind the Mars Phoenix Lander

wow! Very interesting interview/discussion between O'Reilly News and NASA's project software engineer.

"What's the process look like there for getting software to get 700+ pounds of metal and equipment to another planet?"

"Here's my $325 million baby. Will it land?"

"The spacecraft software is entirely in C. "

http://news.oreilly.com/2008/07/the-software-behind-the-mars-p.html