Open Source In Washington

Open Source in Washington

U.S federal Agencies are adopting open-source software for space flights, military operations and more.

A STEADY stream of budget cuts has left some to question the future of NASA’s space programs, but the NASA is confident that the open source software could help the organizations needs.

Recently NASA released cosmoscode , a new open source software project that enlists volunteers to help create code for space missions. The announcement signaled the government’s growing reliance on open-source technology.

The space agency has released 20 open-source applications under the NASA Open Source Agreement , including Livingstone2 , a reusable artificial -intelligence software system that lets a space craft operate with minimal human oversight even if its hardware failures.

As said by BRIGADIER GENERAL NICKOLAS JUSTICE at an open-source technology conference in Arlington, Virginia “Open-source software connects and enables our command and controls system to work effectively”

FIGURE: NASA’s open-source application called the World-Wind