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KubeSat: An autonomous framework for satellite constellations and swarms (github.com)
10 points by Graphguy 2081 days ago
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I don't know enough about this to comment, but is there not an argument to be made that satellites should run the least code possible? I picture a misconfigured Kubernetes setup irreversibly taking out an entire fleet of satellites.

The mission sounds cool, and I understand its application:

> KubeSat is an open-source project for building a cognitive, autonomous framework for satellite constellations and swarms.

But couldn't the cognition layer run at a ground station? The ground station would then control the satellites using a limited control layer that's as robust and bug-free as possible. Debugging a bad Kubernetes setup in space sounds like a nightmare.

Lightweight single node kubernetes are released. They are suitable for small devices.