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NASA and Texas Tech to Develop New Spacecraft Systems.
(From AScribe)
LUBBOCK, Texas -- Faced with the challenging task of shuttling humans to the moon and later to Mars, NASA has tapped Texas Tech University computer scientists to help the agency develop software language that could save it time and money as it builds an abort system for the new Crew Exploration Vehicle.
Beginning in January, NASA's guidance, navigation and control engineers will work with Texas Tech scientists as they develop a prototype Onboard Abort Executive - decision-making software intended to aid the crew and flight controllers in determining the safest abort decision should a failure occur in flight.
The abort executive will …
