Post #1853346
2026-04-03 12:27 UTC
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@db2@lemmy.world 2026-04-03 12:30
I guess that's a little better, except that it's still in there. Old NASA would have never let it on board in any capacity.
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@gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 2026-04-03 12:55
Doesn't seem to be what this article says >To some readers, even choosing Outlook as a part of a spacecraft’s communications portfolio would seem to be an anomaly. However, it is a standard part of the "Commercial Off-The-Shelf" (COTS) software astronauts use for their day-to-day operations. > >To be clear, the spacecraft and primary flight systems will run on specialized radiation-hardened hardware and rigorously maintained software. COTS just complements this with a friendly layer, like Windows and Outlook, so astronauts can check schedules, indulge in personal communications, and so on, in a familiar way. Sounds like Microsoft products are running on the same hardware as critical systems are