
NASA scientists plans to announce a new open source project called CosmosCode, which aimed at recruiting volunteers to write code for live space missions. These projects are creating a sort of SourceForge for space. It will build a core offering of free and open source space software through an independent project hosting website, and the development and management of a free software community specific to the challenges and opportunities afforded by space. This community will provide a common access point for individuals, academics, companies, and space agencies around the world using, contributing to, or supporting re-usable, modular, extensible, or standards driven space exploration software. >>