Parker Solar Probe Plus Launch

[Christian Mauderer]

Am 11.08.2018 um 17:35 schrieb Joel Sherrill:
> 
> 
> On Sat, Aug 11, 2018, 11:31 AM Christian Mauderer <list at c-mauderer.de
> <mailto:list at c-mauderer.de>> wrote:
> 
>     Am 07.08.2018 um 22:32 schrieb Joel Sherrill:
>     > Hi
>     >
>     > The launch window for the Parker Solar Probe
>     > Plus is from Aug 11 to 23 (3 days minimum).
>     >
>     > http://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/
>     >
>     > This is an RTEMS-based mission that will be
>     > closer to the Sun than Mercury. It will require
>     > 7 Venus gravity assist flybys and will make its
>     > first close approach in 2024.
>     >
>     > If someone notices the launch getting close or knows
>     > where to watch it online, please post.
>     >
>     > Thanks.
>     >
>     > --joel
>     >
>     >
> 
>     Hello Joel,
> 
>     space missions are always a great example for the widespread use of
>     RTEMS (in that case in terms of kilometres). So is there any reason that
>     would prevent this probe to be added to the list in the RTEMS wiki:
>     https://devel.rtems.org/wiki/TBR/UserApp/RTEMSApplications#SpaceandAviation
> 
>     I can add it if you want. I just wanted to make sure that it wouldn't be
>     a problem before doing so.
> 
> 
> Please add it even though officially TBR is to be removed..the idea was
> to find a new way to capture the info in any TBR page when we moved to
> Trac. But there are so many still.

Missed the TBR. But as long as there is no better place ...

I hope that I didn't start a discussion about the site just now ;-)

> 
> One is a duplication of getting started procedure between a TBR page and
> the Users Guide. Need to review to.make sure Users Guide is best
> version, change all references to old page, etc 
> 
> 
>     Do you have any more (publicly available) details about where RTEMS is
>     used in that probe?
> 
> 
> On my phone but Google "flight software workshop and solar probe plus".
> That was its old name.

Thanks. Found something:
http://flightsoftware.jhuapl.edu/files/2015/Day-1/SolarProbePlusOverview.pdf

> 
> 
>     Best regards
> 
>     Christian
>