NASA executives investigated computer server technologies for the International Space Station (ISS), and selected the CS900 server from Crystal Group Inc. in Hiawatha, Iowa.
The Crystal Group CS900 server launched aboard the space shuttle Atlantis in September for delivery to the ISS, where it will be integrated with NASA’s Space Video Gateway System.
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The Space Video Gateway System will use live and recorded downlink capabilities to deliver high-definition (HD) and standard-definition (SD) video streams from the ISS to the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Among the footage that will be transmitted are research information, educational footage, external and internal equipment inspection data, and communications from the ISS crew.
One Crystal CS900 receives HD and SD video from cameras on-board the ISS and downlinks the video streams with a NASA-developed network card, whereas a second CS900 receives and distributes the data on the ground. For more information, visit www.crystalpc.com.
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