cFS Platform Partnership

Aitech and Embedded Flight Systems (EFSI) have announced a partnership to integrate NASA’s cFS (core Flight System) into Aitech’s modular SP0-S space CompactPCI (cPCI) SBC. The effort makes use of Aitech’s SBC and optimized SP0-S drivers along with EFSI’s Linux distribution. Together, those enable the real-time performance required in space-ba... Read more 14 Apr 2019 - less than 1 minute read

Versions 1.5 & 1.6 Released

Release notes for Versions 1.5 (September 2018) and 1.6 (November 2018): Highlights: Added a create app page that allows a user to create a new app and integrate into the kit with 5 simple steps. Added a user app integration page that assists the user with integrating a new app into the kit. Created cFE exercises in cFE tutorial ... Read more 24 Sep 2018 - 1 minute read

Version 1.2 Released

I’m pleased to announce the release of OpenSatKit (OSK) Version 1.2. The focus of this release took a turn from what was announced in November 2017. Enhanced the 42 FSW app (f42) with configuration commands and a parameter table. The 42 simulator screen launched from the main page's <42 Simulator> button has been significantly enhance... Read more 20 Mar 2018 - 1 minute read

Version 1.0 Released

I’m pleased to announce the release of OpenSatKit (OSK) Version 1.0. The previous release could be considered a beta release. The focus of this release is application management. Populated the Application Management section in the kit's User's Guide. Added a Create Application tool that generates a 'Hello World' app. This tool is launched ... Read more 22 Nov 2017 - 1 minute read

Installation Guide

Currently only Ubuntu is supported. Copy, paste, and run the following shell script in an Ubuntu terminal window. $ bash <(\wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OpenSatKit/OpenSatKit/vendor/install.sh)_ Please be patient, the installation can take over 30 minutes. For more information refer to the GitHub ... Read more 09 Oct 2017 - less than 1 minute read