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Fun with VxWorks MILS 2.1

It's been awhile since my previous blog, as I have been rather preoccupied with responding to a number of RFPs. However, I’ve managed to find some time to work on some demos for...

Rendezvous with a Rock

MESSENGER spacecraft is approaching it's rendezvous with Mercury. After flying for over 2400 days, in a little over 24 hours (from writing this) MESSENGER will maneuver into orbit...

14 years 1 month ago

Remarkable

"Space… the final frontier" is how the pre-recorded message from NASA to the crew of Discovery started this morning. This afternoon while covering the final departure of Discovery...

14 years 1 month ago

The Dawn of a Paradigm Shift in Embedded Device Software Security

The number of connected embedded and mobile devices is increasing exponentially, predicted to be in excess of 50 billion by 2020. The lion’s share of this growth is expected to...

14 years 2 months ago

Autonomy and Robotic Advancement

A few months ago at the Robotics Virtual Trade Show, in my presentation I spoke about the evolution of robotic systems. One thing I predicted was as time goes on, robots will...

14 years 2 months ago

Safety-Critical Systems Symposium 2011

I'm looking forward to the 19th annual Safety-Critical Systems Symposium which is being held in held in the UK next week. The conference programme covers a range of subjects...

14 years 2 months ago

Cybersecurity Testing & Trusted Platforms

In 2009, security concerns were raised about the use of Chinese telecoms equipment in the UK's critical national infrastructure (' Spy chiefs fear Chinese cyber attack ', The Times...

14 years 4 months ago

COTS in Space: Enter The Dragon

Congratulations to Space Exploration Technologies Inc, on their successful venture into orbit. By launching the Dragon into orbit, successfully orbiting the earth more than once...

14 years 4 months ago

VxWorks helping commercial spaceflight become a reality

The successful launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket (I should really say "launch vehicle") today was another great step for commercial spaceflight. The Falcon 9 has already...

14 years 4 months ago

Habitability: The Argument Of Life

Or, Star Trek to NASA: you've found my Horta! What is life? We used to think we had a good answer for that. Recently we thought there were a handful of chemicals that were...

14 years 4 months ago