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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...<br>
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David Merchant<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 07/15/2014 12:08 AM, Ethan Chew
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<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Hello,</div>
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Take note, it is my current understanding that educational
institutions get to fly for free.</div>
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From Masten Space Systems in Mojave, CA (</span><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://masten.aero/"
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style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">http://masten.aero/</a><span
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">), an
opportunity to fly code on a vertical takeoff and landing
rocket (such as Xombie: </span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://youtu.be/A5b9LnzjGgU" target="_blank"
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">http://youtu.be/A5b9LnzjGgU</a><span
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">) on
Project Prometheus:</span>
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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 <font face="arial, sans-serif"><a
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href="mailto:prometheus@masten.aero" target="_blank">prometheus@masten.aero</a> with
input and questions about the program. </font></div>
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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.</blockquote>
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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.</blockquote>
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- Ethan/spacefelix</div>
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