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05/27 8:32A (DJ) Wind River Software Used In NASA's Mars Pathfinder >WIND
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ALAMEDA, Calif. (Dow Jones)--Wind River Systems Inc. (WIND) said NASA
installed Wind River's VxWorks operating system software in the Mars
Pathfinder space project, scheduled to land on Mars on July 4.
Terms weren't disclosed.
In a press release Tuesday, Wind River said VxWorks controlls the
Pathfiders's flight, descent, altitude and spin. The software also allows the
Pathfinder to communicate with Earth.
The company said the Mars Pathfinder, which will conduct studies and take
photographs, is part of the NASA Discovery Program to develop ''better, faster
and cheaper'' technology. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratories in Pasadena,
Calif. built the Pathfinder in three years for less than $200 million.
Wind River provides integrated software development tools.
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