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The Unusual Use Case of Mathematica in Space
Mathematica and Morton language have been used in education well for 35 years. A group of 11 year olds or so who were bright 11 year olds started using Mathematica to solve equations of motion on a spinning space station. The Russian ground controllers were like it is not in the plan you can't do that, he says. "I think there've been um uh I'll tell you one other story of a of a unusual use case of sorts"