Welcome to the RDL!

The Rapid Development Lab (RDL) is a JSC on-site resource created to explore and evaluate new technologies and processes for flight software and simulation development.

If you'd like the full guided tour of the background and capabilities of the RDL, please board the "virtual tram" now.

Go Tour!

If you'd like to take a shortcut to a particular stop on the tour, click on the desired destination on the map.

If your system does not support maps, select from the list below:

• Traditional Approach to Flight Software Development.
• Rapid Development Approach.
• Lab Facilities (with movies),
• Meet the RDL Representatives.
• Feedback Form

Note that the RDL was developed with the ideas of leveraging and cooperation in mind; it is hoped that many users from a variety of disciplines and organizations will take advantage of the facilities available. As a potential new user, you should be aware that training for the hardware and software tools is available. Also, standards guidelines, bug lists, and common models libraries exist and are frequently updated and discussed.

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