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

[Satyam Nayak]

I was thinking of doing something similar to HSIS where we put a camera on
auto trigger and took a bunch of pictures of the flight.


On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 6:40 AM, WebDawg <webdawg at gmail.com> wrote:

> Anyone plan to put any effort into this?
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 4:37 AM, Ethan Chew <spacefelix at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> P.S. Note on the sensor suite; the hardware in the suite will be
>> determined by Masten.  However, at this point in time of Project
>> Prometheus, Masten is open to input on what sensor hardware to install.
>>  Please send sensor hardware suggestions to prometheus at masten.aero.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 6:42 AM, Ethan Chew <spacefelix at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello!
>>>
>>> On Jul 15, 2014 6:34 AM, "Jeff Cotten" <omegix at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Hey Ethan, will the raspberry pi be connected to the internet during
>>> the test?
>>>
>>> Sorry, no.  To avoid interfering with Xombie's control system, the crew
>>> has told me no transmitters are allowed.
>>>
>>> >
>>> > 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?
>>>
>>> You'd need to make an isolated flight data recorder.  Due to the
>>> restriction on transmitters, you can only download your data off a shore
>>> connection when the vehicle is back on the ground.
>>>
>>>          - Ethan
>>>
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > 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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>> --
>>
>>                  V/r Ethan
>>
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