Vector and Citrix will launch virtual machines into space [literally]
Vector, which launches microsatellites, and Citrix announced that they would send the power of a modern data center and virtualization technology to space.
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Vector is engaged in the construction of small rockets capable of lifting loads up to 50 kilograms into space. The company plans to conduct 100 launches per year starting in 2018. These rockets will launch special microsatellites into orbit. The company's developers have created a satellite platform, called Galactic Sky, with the GalacticOS operating system, thanks to which spacecraft can launch various applications.
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Vector's Galactic Sky software will allow developers to create, test and simulate applications without having to build or launch their own satellites. Resources in orbit will be tuned dynamically, so service developers will be able to test their ideas in near real time. The solution will also be used in conjunction with Citrix XenServer, a cloud-based server virtualization platform.
“We believe in transformation through innovation. By partnering with Vector, our technology will make it easier for entrepreneurs to work in the space industry, ” says Calvin Hsu, vice president of Citrix.
Thus, the company hopes that Galactic Sky will reduce the complexity of the development of space equipment, revolutionizing the processes of creating solutions for space.
Vector representatives also point out that the ability to run virtual machines on satellites will simplify the process of developing services for space. They also claim that Vector satellites will be able to download new virtual machines. The company believes that the most likely scenarios for the use of hardware and the platform as a whole will be secure storage and high-speed communications, as well as solutions for autonomous analytics.
Vector Space Systems is an American space technology company. Vector Space Systems was founded in 2016 by engineers who previously worked at SpaceX, Virgin, and Boeing. The company plans to occupy a niche for launching small satellites and launch light spacecraft into orbit for about $ 1.5 million per launch. May 3, 2017, the first successful launch of the Vector-R rocket has already taken place.
Citrix Systems is an American company, founded in 1989 by former IBM developer Ed Iacobucci. Its employees are developing software solutions for virtualization, the organization of cloud computing, as well as the development of an open source Xen hypervisor. Citrix solutions are used by more than 230 thousand organizations worldwide.
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/ photo mmntz PDVector is engaged in the construction of small rockets capable of lifting loads up to 50 kilograms into space. The company plans to conduct 100 launches per year starting in 2018. These rockets will launch special microsatellites into orbit. The company's developers have created a satellite platform, called Galactic Sky, with the GalacticOS operating system, thanks to which spacecraft can launch various applications.
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Vector's Galactic Sky software will allow developers to create, test and simulate applications without having to build or launch their own satellites. Resources in orbit will be tuned dynamically, so service developers will be able to test their ideas in near real time. The solution will also be used in conjunction with Citrix XenServer, a cloud-based server virtualization platform.
“We believe in transformation through innovation. By partnering with Vector, our technology will make it easier for entrepreneurs to work in the space industry, ” says Calvin Hsu, vice president of Citrix.
Thus, the company hopes that Galactic Sky will reduce the complexity of the development of space equipment, revolutionizing the processes of creating solutions for space.
Vector representatives also point out that the ability to run virtual machines on satellites will simplify the process of developing services for space. They also claim that Vector satellites will be able to download new virtual machines. The company believes that the most likely scenarios for the use of hardware and the platform as a whole will be secure storage and high-speed communications, as well as solutions for autonomous analytics.
About Vector
Vector Space Systems is an American space technology company. Vector Space Systems was founded in 2016 by engineers who previously worked at SpaceX, Virgin, and Boeing. The company plans to occupy a niche for launching small satellites and launch light spacecraft into orbit for about $ 1.5 million per launch. May 3, 2017, the first successful launch of the Vector-R rocket has already taken place.
About Citrix
Citrix Systems is an American company, founded in 1989 by former IBM developer Ed Iacobucci. Its employees are developing software solutions for virtualization, the organization of cloud computing, as well as the development of an open source Xen hypervisor. Citrix solutions are used by more than 230 thousand organizations worldwide.
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