NASA Code being Released!

[Codey737]

I woke up and saw this.

http://www.nasa.gov/content/new-catalog-brings-nasa-software-down-to-earth/index.html

"Much of this NASA-developed code will be available for public use through a new software catalog starting April 10. "

I can't wait

-Codey

[John Crichton]

Have to give it to Nasa, they rock!

[Removed by the Moderation Team]

Edited April 7, 2014 by sal_vager

[FanaticalFighter]

I'll try to go over as much code as possible (and maybe learn a few ways to handle kOS and KSP xD)

[Codey737]

I'll try to go over as much code as possible (and maybe learn a few ways to handle kOS and KSP xD)

I know! I tried KOS but I had no idea how to do it,maybe I can learn something XD

[Seret]

NASA have always been very open with their code, they contribute to a lot of open source projects. IIRC they were one of the big drivers behind Openstack. Check out code.nasa.gov to see what else they're doing.

[NASAFanboy]

I have aspirations to build a suborbital sounding rocket in real life.

This will get me started!

[pxi]

2 nasty caveats:

Each NASA code is available at no cost and has been evaluated for access restrictions and designated for a specific type of release, ranging from codes that are open to all US citizens to codes that are restricted to access by other federal agencies.

The way I read it, I'll never see a line of the code, but it's cool nevertheless.

[John Crichton]

I have aspirations to build a suborbital sounding rocket in real life.

This will get me started!

Love the "ok human, you had your fun" look in the dog's eyes

Edited April 7, 2014 by John Crichton

[ExplodingRocketShips]

Time to start a real Kerbal Space Program...

Two nasty caveats:

"Each NASA code is available at no cost and has been evaluated for access restrictions and designated for a specific type of release, ranging from codes that are open to all US citizens to codes that are restricted to access by other federal agencies."

The way I read it, I'll never see a line of the code, but it's cool nevertheless.

Who cares? I'm still going to SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE

[nettcod]

Awesome! I can't wait.

[DisarmingBaton5]

They're releasing Ultron finally!

More seriously, an application for this in KSP would be awesome.

[Streetwind]

2 nasty caveats:

(*snip)

The way I read it, I'll never see a line of the code, but it's cool nevertheless.

NASA is a civilian government agency of the United States. They not only have a moral obligation to put their citizens first, but they are also required to follow government guidelines. A worldwide release is right out. There are too many countries to which the US government bans the export of software, and most of these regulations even pertain to specific functions and types of code. It would require a massive effort from NASA to go through every line of code in each individual piece of software released and evaluate it based on compliance with federal export regulations - followed by a major hassle for actually releasing the stuff, where software 1 can be made available in countries A, B, C, and E but not in D, but software 2 can be made available in D but not in C and so on... now take that times a few thousand pieces of software, and again times over two hundred countries. It's ridiculous. Even if anyone wanted to do this, which I highly doubt, there would be no budget for it.

No, NASA won't do it. Releasing just for US citizens is much more convenient. Besides, the people at NASA are all geeks, and every geek knows... can you really expect something publicly released on the internet to stay in one specific country? Oh come on now please, we're not that gullible, I hope Just let natural proliferation take its course, and if you're in a hurry, ask a US friend to pass it on to you.

[Aghanim]

https://sites.google.com/site/openmct/home

If Telemachus could interface with it...

[Rich]

https://sites.google.com/site/openmct/home

If Telemachus could interface with it...

I'm pumped. Maybe I can try this over the holidays.

[Seret]

They not only have a moral obligation to put their citizens first, but they are also required to follow government guidelines. A worldwide release is right out.

Actually NASA do release quite a bit of stuff under permissive licenses. They either use common open source licenses like BSD or Apache, or their own NASA Open Source Agreement. None of these restrict by location. Their founding document (the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958) requires that they:

provide for the widest practicable and appropriate dissemination of information concerning its activities and the results thereof.

...so you could argue that they're legally obliged to be as open as possible.

[Tommygun]

I have aspirations to build a suborbital sounding rocket in real life.

This will get me started!

I too want to build a suborbital sounding rocket.

One with about a 13,000 mile range and eight independent science return capsules.

[Exoscientist]

Maybe some of the software mavens on Kerbal can take a look at the software for calculating optimal trajectories and structural loads:

http://ti.arc.nasa.gov/opensource/

Bob Clark

[Codey737]

Has anyone seen NASA's github page? https://github.com/nasa

[astropapi1]

[Removed by the Moderation Team]

Why did they remove it? He was making a point and didn't do anything wrong.

[Exoscientist]

A listing and description of the software available is on this NASA page under the link for the "Software Catalog":

NASA Technology Transfer Portal.

http://technology.nasa.gov/

Quite a few there for calculating trajectories and for structural loads.

Bob Clark

[KvickFlygarn87]

Maybe they will provide the code for the special effects in the Moon landing!

SARCASM

[Nibb31]

Maybe they will provide the code for the special effects in the Moon landing!

One didn't "code" special effects in those days, young padawan.

[Red Iron Crown]

Is released NASA code in the public domain like most works of US federal employees?

[TheDataMiner]

I have aspirations to build a suborbital sounding rocket in real life.

This will get me started!

Why not just use a near-space balloon. It's cheaper, easier to make, and is close enough to space for most experiments.

[KvickFlygarn87]

One didn't "code" special effects in those days, young padawan.

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