How open source and AI can take us to the Moon, Mars, and beyond

Today people all around the world will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of one of humanity's greatest technological achievements: landing on the Moon. Technology has undergone immense change since 1969. The computer systems and software that took Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins to our nearest celestial neighbor pale in comparison to the smartphones we carry around in our pockets today. Fifty years on, as we set our sights on a return to the Moon, as well as future human spaceflight to Mars and beyond, what are the innovations that will get us there? Research institutions and national labs across the globe are pouring hundreds of thousands of research hours into every conceivable aspect of space science.