[hackerspaces] A Rocket Flight Opportunity For Code - Project Prometheus of Masten Space Systems

[Ethan Chew]

P.S. A clarification on what Masten means when they said 'Educational
Institutions fly for free'; the terms behind the statement are that the
project requires that you involve high school and/or college students in
the design, code and fly process and have a direct association with their
educational institution.  The project is only open to educational
institutions.  So you'd have to associate yourself with one.


On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 3:00 AM, <discuss-request at lists.hackerspaces.org>
wrote:

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> Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 21:51:12 -0700
> From: Ethan Chew <spacefelix at gmail.com>
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> Subject: [hackerspaces] A Rocket Flight Opportunity For Code - Project
>         Prometheus of Masten Space Systems
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> Hello,
>
>       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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