In 2022 I wrote about designing for where the internet isn’t. Now there’s an open-source space station OS built on ROS 2 doing exactly that - life support that can’t wait for a round-trip to Earth.
https://www.sealjay.com/blog/the-future-of-edge-demassification/
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