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Ubuntu Used on the International Space Station to Control Rover Back on Earth

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 8, 2014

Ubuntu has been spotted aboard the International Space Station and it seems that it was used to control a rover back on Earth. Astronaut Alexander Gerst has published a photo that he took on board the ISS (International Space Station), bragging with the fact that he controlled a rover back on Earth and with his brand new “Rover driving licence.”

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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