<div dir="ltr"><div>Yes, that is quite possible and will be very useful. Having an educational institution that is hacker-friendly and willing to host and manage such a relationship would greatly enable hackerspaces to get on board Project Prometheus. </div>
<div><br></div><div>It would be helpful to the hackerspace community to be aware of other educational institutions that are also hacker-friendly and can serve similar relationships.</div><div><br></div><div> - Ethan/spacefelix</div>
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Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 10:26:40 +0200<br>
From: Alex Cureton-Griffiths <<a href="mailto:alexcg@gmail.com">alexcg@gmail.com</a>><br>
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Subject: Re: [hackerspaces] A Rocket Flight Opportunity For Code -<br>
Project Prometheus of Masten Space Systems<br>
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Could we have ONE educational institution that is hacker-friendly and<br>
associate hacker projects with that by default? Say Institute for Astronomy<br>
in Hawaii? Of course, if other projects want to assoc themselves w/ other<br>
insitutions, no problemo<br>
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*Alex C-G*<br>
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*Global Project Lead - SpaceGAMBIT <<a href="http://www.spacegambit.org" target="_blank">http://www.spacegambit.org</a>> *<br>
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On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 4:25 AM, Ethan Chew <<a href="mailto:spacefelix@gmail.com">spacefelix@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> P.S. A clarification on what Masten means when they said 'Educational<br>
> Institutions fly for free'; the terms behind the statement are that the<br>
> project requires that you involve high school and/or college students in<br>
> the design, code and fly process and have a direct association with their<br>
> educational institution. The project is only open to educational<br>
> institutions. So you'd have to associate yourself with one.<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 3:00 AM, <<a href="mailto:discuss-request@lists.hackerspaces.org">discuss-request@lists.hackerspaces.org</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
><br>
>><br>
>> Message: 1<br>
>> Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 21:51:12 -0700<br>
>> From: Ethan Chew <<a href="mailto:spacefelix@gmail.com">spacefelix@gmail.com</a>><br>
>> To: <a href="mailto:discuss@lists.hackerspaces.org">discuss@lists.hackerspaces.org</a><br>
>> Subject: [hackerspaces] A Rocket Flight Opportunity For Code - Project<br>
>> Prometheus of Masten Space Systems<br>
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>> Hello,<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> From Masten Space Systems in Mojave, CA (<a href="http://masten.aero/" target="_blank">http://masten.aero/</a>), an<br>
>> opportunity to fly code on a vertical takeoff and landing rocket (such as<br>
>> Xombie: <a href="http://youtu.be/A5b9LnzjGgU" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/A5b9LnzjGgU</a>) on Project Prometheus:<br>
>><br>
>> <a href="http://masten.aero/2014/05/project-prometheus/" target="_blank">http://masten.aero/2014/05/project-prometheus/</a><br>
>><br>
>> In summary; there is a Raspberry Pi on board that is connected to a<br>
>> sensor suite. Send Masten some code you want to run during a flight that<br>
>> processes inputs from the sensors during the flight. The project is for<br>
>> the rapid, streamlined development of tools relating to; visual<br>
>> navigation,<br>
>> landing detection, mass estimation and position/attitude estimation. You<br>
>> can reach them at <a href="mailto:prometheus@masten.aero">prometheus@masten.aero</a> with input and questions about<br>
>> the<br>
>> program.<br>
>><br>
>> Quote:<br>
>><br>
>> the Masten Team has also been thinking about ways we could engage the<br>
>> >> broader community and increase accessibility to our VTVL vehicles. One<br>
>> of<br>
>> >> the largest barriers to entry for any technology developer seeking to<br>
>> >> conduct aerospace flight testing is access to a vehicle. Limited<br>
>> access to<br>
>> >> an integrated GPS/IMU navigation system, flight-rated computing<br>
>> platforms,<br>
>> >> and sensors present additional challenges to innovators. In the spirit<br>
>> of<br>
>> >> broadening access to aerospace resources, we have had a project<br>
>> cooking in<br>
>> >> the background called Prometheus.<br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> >> Project Prometheus is a Masten program designed to foster the<br>
>> development<br>
>> >> of flight-test ready technologies by innovators in academic and<br>
>> research<br>
>> >> settings. By implementing a standardized interface between Masten<br>
>> vehicles<br>
>> >> and experimental software and hardware tools, Prometheus will provide a<br>
>> >> streamlined, efficient path for technology maturation throughout the<br>
>> course<br>
>> >> of tool conception, development and flight test. Access to uniform,<br>
>> >> flight-tested hardware and software development framework for<br>
>> innovators<br>
>> >> will ultimately reduce integration, development and other flight test<br>
>> costs.<br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>><br>
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