Linux blasts off in US tactical satellite

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Dec 20, 2006 9:40 AM EDT
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Linux was shot into space Dec. 16, as part of a second-phase Air Force Research Laboratory program aimed at making space more "operationally responsive." The TacSat-2 (tactical satellite) program aims to create "micro satellites" that can be launched quickly and cheaply, to support tactical military operations.

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