Written by: Andrzej Olchawa, Ricardo Fradique, Milenko Starcik OpenC3 Cosmos is an open-source command and control software suite designed to support space mission operations. Despite its modularity and widespread adoption across the industry, a recent security assessment of version 6.0.0 uncovered several critical vulnerabilities that could compromise mission-critical systems' confidentiality, integrity, and availability. …

Written by: Milenko Starcik, Andrzej Olchawa, Ricardo Fradique, Ayman Boulaich NASA's Core Flight System (cFS) is an open-source software framework that supports mission operations by providing a modular and scalable architecture. Despite its widespread use in aerospace applications, a recent security assessment of cFS version Aquila uncovered critical vulnerabilities that could be exploited to disrupt…

Written by: Milenko Starcik, Andrzej Olchawa, Ricardo Fradique, Ayman Boulaich NASA's fprime (F') is an open-source software framework for developing and deploying embedded systems, particularly for spaceflight missions. Maintained and developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), it allows for modular system development by defining the exact interactions of components using a standard interface. But…

Written by: Andy Olchawa , Milenko Starcik Yet Another Mission Control System (Yamcs v5.8.6) is an open-source software framework for the command and control of spacecraft, satellites, payloads, ground stations and ground equipment developed by Space Applications Services. Given that the software provides a wide range of monitoring and control capabilities and is used/supported by…