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

[Jeff Cotten]

Hey Ethan, will the raspberry pi be connected to the internet during the
test?

If I wrote a piece of code that logged into #makerslocal and reported back
the altitude, would it it be able to reach the freenode server?


On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 12:08 AM, Ethan Chew <spacefelix at gmail.com> 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 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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