The Impossible Logic of Space Software.

Описание: When we think about space exploration, software is rarely part of the picture. Rockets, engines, and materials get the attention. Code stays invisible. But today, many space missions are no longer limited by hardware — they are limited by software that was never designed for the environment it operates in.

This video explores why space computers often outlive their software, why traditional programming languages struggle in radiation-filled, failure-prone environments, and why “safe” languages alone don’t solve the problem. In space, memory flips, sensors lie, timing drifts, and failure is routine — not exceptional.

Rather than arguing for a single new programming language, the video shows how the real challenge is philosophical. Space software must assume it will fail and be built to survive that failure through redundancy, self-monitoring, and adaptation after launch. New languages may help, but only as part of a broader shift in how we design and trust software beyond Earth.

This is about where modern software engineering meets the limits of reality — and why the future of space exploration may depend more on how we think about code than on the code itself.