Constellation

Constellation
Why	platform for research projects that use distributed computers to do research in various aerospace related sciences and engineering.
Where	not affiliated
Who
More Info	http://aerospaceresearch.net/constellation/, http://hgg.aero/
Tags	constellation, distributed computing, boinc, hackerspace global grid

Constellation is a platform for all kind of aerospace related simulation. Currently we are working on ... TrackJack: trajectory optimization of launchers, satellites and probes (subtask for DGLR-Group HyEnD - Hybrid Engine Development) On The Moon: simulation of Moon's near-surface exosphere Extreme Machine: analysis of dynamic systems of exploration-rovers

It's using BOINC (Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing) for distributed computing that enables volunteers to donate idle pc time to the platform via internet and forming a virtual and global super computer.