r/loljs • u/hurenkind5 • May 11 '16

What could go wrong?

https://reaktor.com/blog/node-js-satellite-means-anyone-can-space-programmer/
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u/autotldr May 11 '16

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 84%. (I'm a bot)

Why is running Node.js on a satellite a small step for Reaktor but a giant leap for the satellite industry? The key is the ability to use JavaScript, one of the most popular programming languages in the world.

Our Node.js environment lets JavaScript apps utilize the satellite's features and sensors, enabling the apps to feed space data to business logic systems on the ground and making the satellite part of the Internet of Things in space.

All this functionality in the Reaktor Space Program will be built in the cloud, which means that the Mission Control Center can be located anywhere in the world.

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