Docker (software)

Scientific Systems Company, Inc (SSCI) Conducts First Publicized Demonstrations of Dockerized Space Mission Software on Orbiting Satellite

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Pushing this capability on-orbit provides a major toolchain improvement for the deployment of space-based edge-processing apps, which are central to SSCI's AI-enabled mission management software.

Key Points: 
  • Pushing this capability on-orbit provides a major toolchain improvement for the deployment of space-based edge-processing apps, which are central to SSCI's AI-enabled mission management software.
  • This is the first publicized instance of Docker containers deployed to and running on an orbiting satellite.
  • SSCI demos the first publicized instance of Docker containers deployed to and running on an orbiting satellite.
  • Transition to a Docker environment on-orbit is an enabling step in performing demonstrations of on-orbit 3rd-party fusion software apps in the National Defense Space Architecture (NDSA).