Open MCT is an open-source, web-based, mission operations framework built for desktop and mobile devices. It is being developed at NASA's Ames Research Center as a platform for data analysis of spacecraft missions, as well as planning and operation of experimental rover systems. This next-generation platform calls for next-generation UI Test tooling! The Open MCT team is using Playwright as their testing framework for its ease of use, the insight it provides into browser internals, and its broad platform support. Now, they are opening up some of their testing efforts to the open-source...
John Hill
Web UI Test Engineer, Space Mission Control Software
KBR, Inc.

John Hill is a Web UI Test Engineer working at the NASA Ames Research Center on the VIPER Mission's Web-based Mission Control Software. He has 10 years of UI Testing experience ranging from 5-man startups up to Fortune 50 enterprises. John specializations in Web Test Automation, Performance Engineering, and Test Automation Architecture. His passion has always been for Open Source Software and has worked on Jenkins, Ansible, and now on Open MCT.