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As more people express interest…

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Brainstorming Tasks for people to positively add to the community of knowledge-

  • Develop flight software for truely orbitally maneuverable vehicle.  (assumption: ample delta_V fuel) fundamental change in aviaonics needed for “pilots” to “maneuver”
  • Plan and coordinate Mach 30’s targeted social networking activities.  i.e. Track the word of mouth dissemination of Mach 30’s message through interested parties.
  • Capture and catalog issues with the Area I program.
  • Compare current ARES I design to the ESAS trade study reference design.
  • White paper:  Write the “NASA does it again!” article, based on the direction of the new administration. (more…)

Back to Aggieland for SEDS and SFF conference.

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Whoop!  It’s great to be back here in College Station, TX to reminisce about the “good ol’ days” here in Aggieland.  It’s also awesome to get in touch with the next generation of Aerospace students here.  Since this is the Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) conference it makes sense that most of these folks are students from chapters across the country.

What’s strange is that I didn’t realize that the attendence here would be so diverse!  There are folks with interests that range the entire engineering spectrum (fluids, structures, robotics, computers, propulsion; young and old alike.  I guess I really knew that before, but it was strange that i didnt expect to see it here.

Last night was just the opening social but i’ve aready met an internationl host of folks!  It looks like my expectations for this weekend will be quickly exceeded!

ISPCS Day 2 plus Lunar Lander Challenge

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The rest of my trip to Las Cruces went by in a blur, so I am just now writing my post about the rest of the trip.  Day two of ISPCS included several panels about organizations involved in commercial space flight, some of which have some really great looking online resources I want to share.  Day two’s keynote was of special interest as it told a story that relates to what Mach 30 is trying to do for commercial space flight.  Finally, I was able to attend the Lunar Lander Challenge, which was a blast to watch in person.

The list of organizations that participated in panels on day two included non-profits, commercial companies, government offices, and spaceports.  Some of the presenters discussed online resources their organizations produce, and I wanted to include a few of the most promising ones here. (more…)