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Spinoff story
Commercial Space: NASA Has an App for That
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
Commercial space vehicles, from satellites to lunar landers, need flight software. Red Canyon Software Inc. uses an open-source program developed by Goddard Space Flight Center to help businesses get to space faster and cheaper. Apps that the Denver-based company built off the software are quickly adapted to meet needs from collecting sensor data to descent and landing.