[General] A Letter From Mojave - A Rocket Flight Opportunity For Code - Project Prometheus of Masten Space Systems

[Ethan Chew]

You are welcome!


On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 12:44 AM, david <ainut at knology.net> wrote:

>  Thanks, Ethan
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> David
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> On 07/15/2014 02:36 AM, Ethan Chew wrote:
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>  Hello David,
>
>           I worked for this company as an intern in Spring 2012.  I can
> assure you they are legitimate and have quite a reputation.
>         They have served customers from JPL to test Entry, Descent and
> Landing Algorithms for their planetary landers to Draper Labs to test their
> GENIE guidance system.  Their latest customers are Astrobiotics (
> http://www.astrobotic.com/) to test their lunar lander control system on
> the Xombie Vertical Take-Off and Landing test platform vehicle.
>
>  Some more info on their achievements and current customers:
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>  http://masten.aero/company/media/
> http://www.parabolicarc.com/tag/masten-space-systems/
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>  And videos of their various flights:
> https://www.youtube.com/user/mastenspace/
>
>                      - Ethan
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> On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 11:24 PM, david <ainut at knology.net> wrote:
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>>  Ethan, is that group worth fooling with?  Are they legit?  There are
>> about six hundred thousand tests I'd like to run for a flight but if that
>> group is flaky or fake...
>>
>> David Merchant
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>> On 07/15/2014 12:08 AM, Ethan Chew wrote:
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>>   Hello,
>>
>>        Take note, it is my current understanding that educational
>> institutions get to fly for free.
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>>        From Masten Space Systems in Mojave, CA (http://masten.aero/), an
>> opportunity to fly code on a vertical takeoff and landing rocket (such as
>> Xombie: http://youtu.be/A5b9LnzjGgU) on Project Prometheus:
>>
>> http://masten.aero/2014/05/project-prometheus/
>>
>>        In summary; there is a Raspberry Pi on board that is connected to
>> a sensor suite.  Send Masten some code you want to run during a flight that
>> processes inputs from the sensors during the flight.  The project is for
>> the rapid, streamlined development of tools relating to; visual navigation,
>> landing detection, mass estimation and position/attitude estimation.  You
>> can reach them at prometheus at masten.aero with input and questions about
>> the program.
>>
>>  Quote:
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>>  the Masten Team has also been thinking about ways we could engage the
>>>> broader community and increase accessibility to our VTVL vehicles. One of
>>>> the largest barriers to entry for any technology developer seeking to
>>>> conduct aerospace flight testing is access to a vehicle. Limited access to
>>>> an integrated GPS/IMU navigation system, flight-rated computing platforms,
>>>> and sensors present additional challenges to innovators. In the spirit of
>>>> broadening access to aerospace resources, we have had a project cooking in
>>>> the background called Prometheus.
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>>>>  Project Prometheus is a Masten program designed to foster the
>>>> development of flight-test ready technologies by innovators in academic and
>>>> research settings. By implementing a standardized interface between Masten
>>>> vehicles and experimental software and hardware tools, Prometheus will
>>>> provide a streamlined, efficient path for technology maturation throughout
>>>> the course of tool conception, development and flight test. Access to
>>>> uniform, flight-tested hardware and software development framework for
>>>> innovators will ultimately reduce integration, development and other flight
>>>> test costs.
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>>                   - Ethan/spacefelix
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