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All of us here are truly excited for the new year and what it will bring. It all kicks off this weekend with our first team meet of 2009. I’m interested in seeing what new progress the rover locomotion and lander teams have made, as well as getting some feedback from the others on my research.

In particular, I’d like to hear the CDH (Command and Data Handling System) team’s reaction to a computer that only draws 1 W—and, to my knowledge, may be the first to run off of Linux in space, certainly the first on the lunar surface. Most of all, I look forward to getting some input and help from the others on the structure and materials side.

I’ll tell how it went next week. In the meantime, “Carpe Astra”—remember?




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Linux in space

I agree. Linux was used in some Cubesats.
I any case, we also expect to be using Linux in a small computer in our spacecraft and rover. (ROMIT).

On behalf of the Euroluna Team.

Tor Foss Mortensen

Linux in Space

I think linux has been in space. Either NASA or a cubesat, I don't quite remember. But definitely not on the Moon. In fact, I don't know if there has been any OS on the surface of the Moon at all.