Publications

Mission to Mars

Articles written by Ronald Mak, CTO of Willard & Lowe, about the enterprise-class information system he helped design and develop for NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission.

The Collaborative Information Portal and NASA's Mars Rover Mission (pdf)

Reliable Service-Oriented Architecture for NASA's Mars Rover Mission (pdf)

ComputerWorld interview with Ron Mak - January 9, 2006

The Martian Principles for Successful Enterprise Systems: 20 Lessons Learned from NASA's Mars Rover Mission

by Ronald Mak

For the first time ever, the senior architect and lead developer for a key enterprise system on NASA’s ongoing Mars Exploration Rover mission shares the secrets to one of the most difficult technology tasks of all–successful software development. Written in a conversational, brief, and to-the-point style, this book presents principles learned from the Mars Rover project that will help ensure the success of software developed for any enterprise system. Author Ronald Mak imparts anecdotes from his work on the Mars Rover and offers valuable lessons on software architecture, software engineering, design patterns, code development, and project management for any software, regardless of language or platform.