Loïc Fejoz (Apr 04 2026 at 20:25): Loïc Fejoz (Apr 04 2026 at 20:25):Hi everyone,
I would like to share a big thanks to you all, and also inform you that Wasmtime is now in space orbit!
Indeed, I have embedded wasmtime in a satellite payload that has reached space on Monday 2026-03-30. It will be used soon (after commissioning test) to reconfigure the behaviour of the payload. Wasmtime is used to abstract interactions with a camera and a radio board. Our Rust source code is open source too. I will publish soon the .wit files. I will keep you informed when the next steps will occur.
More information at https://www.federation-openspacemakers.com/en/participate/projects/phoenix-infrastructure-informatique-orbi/fosm-1/
Regards 73
Loïc F4JXQ
Chris Fallin (Apr 05 2026 at 01:49):Super cool!
I can probably now say for my bits of Wasmtime+Cranelift "this is the fastest code I've ever written" (because a copy of it is traveling at orbital velocity). so thanks for that :-)
Jacob Lifshay (Apr 05 2026 at 04:19):even faster if they push updates via radio -- that goes at the speed of light in a vacuum, faster than fiber optics and slightly faster than radio through air.
Ralph (Apr 05 2026 at 17:14):congratulations @Loïc Fejoz !!!! This is great stuff!
Pat Hickey (Apr 06 2026 at 15:40):Fantastic work, congratulations on the successful launch and thank you for sharing!
Andy Wingo (Apr 07 2026 at 13:55):amazing!!!
Last updated: Apr 13 2026 at 00:25 UTC