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Phase 1: The Embedded FoundationReal-Time ConstraintsThe first four weeks must be dedicated to mastering C and C++ within a Real-Time Operating System (RTOS). Spaceflight software is deterministic. A task must complete within a specific time slice, or the spacecraft loses attitude control. I recommend building a simple flight computer simulation using an STM32 microcontroller. Your goal is to implement a basic attitude determination algorithm that updates at 100Hz. Do not use garbage collection. Do not use dynamic memory allocation. These are the enemies of reliability in the vacuum.Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) SimulationWeeks five through eight are about bridging the gap between code...