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

[Joshua Pritt]

It would be neat to overlay some data on each photo like GPS coords,
altitude, temperature, air pressure, CO2, speed, and time from launch (T+).


On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 8:38 AM, Ethan Chew <spacefelix at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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>>>>
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