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

[david]

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



On 07/15/2014 12:08 AM, Ethan Chew wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Take note, it is my current understanding that educational 
> institutions get to fly for free.
>
> 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 
> <mailto:prometheus at masten.aero> with input and questions about the 
> program.
>
> Quote:
>
>         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.
>
>
>         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.
>
>
>
>          - Ethan/spacefelix
>
>
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