SpaceX's workhouse Falcon 9 rocket is powered by liquid oxygen, rocket-grade kerosene, and Linux
Like supercomputers, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and many mission-critical devices, the Falcon 9 flies with Linux. The Falcon 9's onboard operating system is a stripped-down Linux running on three ordinary dual-core x86 processors. The flight software itself runs separately on each processor and is written in C/C++.
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@danie10 Quite unfortunately, they still use Windows for 'email, the web, and fun.' It would have been nice if they used Linux for everything. 😁
@danie10 😄 Yeah. I guess Linux is 'getting everywhere'! Although, I do have to point out that Windows is just using the Linux kernel. As you might already know, what we call 'Linux' is more than just the kernel. In the end, I have to wonder. Is it really 'Linux' even though it uses the same kernel? 🤔
@danie10 I know. I heard. DirectX is just an API. There are a lot of elements in an OS besides a kernel and apps with a GUI. I may be wrong but I doubt that it is still 'Linux' we are actually talking about. I also doubt it is due to 'compatibility issues'. The same feat could have been achieved in a much better way as highlighted by @gbryant. 🤔
