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2004-12-06

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"Writing the code for spacecraft is no harder than for any other realtime life- or mission-critical application. The thing that is hard is debugging a problem from another planet [...]"

"[Q] Are there security concerns with space-based software? Has anyone tried to hack a space mission?"

"[A] The problem is that the only way to communicate with the spacecraft is though the antennas of NASA's Deep Space Network. It would be hard to build an antenna the size of a football stadium in your back yard—and not be noticed."

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