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Breaking: Mars becomes the second planet that has more computers running Linux than Windows. How NASA Designed a Helicopter That Could Fly Autonomously on Mars Anything else you can share with us that engineers might find particularly interesting? This the first time we’ll be flying Linux on Mars. We’re actually running on a Linux operating system. The software framework that we’re using is one that we developed at JPL for cubesats and instruments, and we open-sourced it a few years ago. So, you can get the software framework that’s flying on the Mars helicopter, and use it on your own project.