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

[Ethan Chew]

Just suggested to Masten that they add a picture/video camera (of the size
and quality level of the one in your cell phone) to the sensor suite. ;)
On Jul 16, 2014 5:08 AM, "Satyam Nayak" <nayaksatyam at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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