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to: THURSTON ACKERMAN
from: Scott Little
date: 2004-02-03 18:28:40
subject: SpiriT & Opportunity O/S?

[ 02 Feb 04 18:57, THURSTON ACKERMAN wrote to ALL ]

 TA> Does someone know what operating system the Mars
 TA> space exploration vehicles computers are useing?

VxWorks.  Running on a PowerPC (RAD6000) with 128MB RAM and 256MB flash.

http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/mer_computer_040128.html


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