They Write the Right Stuff
http://www.fastcompany.com/node/28121/print

Fast Company, Dec 2007

Writing code for the space shuttle.

Software engineering for the Space Shuttle

How NASA writes software: planned, persnickity, and perfect.

On Monday, May 11, after months of delays and preparation, NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the final servicing mission to the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope. The seven crew members left Florida for low Earth orbit at 2:01 pm, for a scheduled 11-day mission, including 5 days of Extra-vehicular activity (EVAs) to work on the Hubble. So far the repairs appear to be going very well - the final EVA is scheduled for today, and the landing planned for May 22nd. I was fortunate enough to attend the launch at Banana Creek viewing area, and wish to extend my gratitude to all the people at NASA.

How they write the software for the Space Shuttle

NASA space shuttle software development

As the 120-ton space shuttle sits surrounded by almost 4 million pounds of rocket fuel, exhaling noxious fumes, visibly impatient to defy gravity, its on-board computers take command.

oeh what does this thingy do?

スペースシャトルのコクピット写真。

la cabina de mandos del Atlantis

The space shuttle cockpit

Switch-and-knob-tastic

NASA wants to put a picture of you on one of the two remaining space shuttle missions and launch it into orbit. To launch your face into space and become a part of history, just follow these steps:

RT @AGirlNamedSteve: @teachernz Are you doing this? http://is.gd/cW3Ae <<<send your photo on the last space shuttle missions :-) #supercool