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NASA Launches Open Source Software Repository

Dave Rankin | About.com | August 13, 2012

If you've ever wanted to launch and track space satellites, make solar event simulations, or run a mission control center from your living room, thanks to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), you're now one step closer. The code.NASA project is a repository for more than 30, mostly space-themed, open source projects freely available for download and use. Read More »