Open Robotics (an NCRN Partner) has assembled this write-up for readers to take a quick tour of all the ways NASA has benefitted from ROS. Check out a number of ROS-based space applications here. Brian Gerkey, Co-Founder of Open Robotics, shares the following comment:  
"The summer when I was 13 years old, I was lucky enough to attend Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama. I came home afterward even more passionate about space exploration, but not seriously expecting to do anything in the field myself. So it is especially gratifying to see the ROS community's work making a real impact on current and future space technology."