[PSAS] Trimmed in-flight video

2010-06-29 Thread Keith Packard
I clipped the video down to just the interesting bits: http://people.freedesktop.org/~keithp/psas-lv2c-2010-06-27.avi -- keith.pack...@intel.com pgpu0w6zuBQB2.pgp Description: PGP signature ___ psas-team mailing list psas-team@lists.psas.pdx.edu

[PSAS] LV2.3 blog posting with on-board video

2010-10-18 Thread Keith Packard
I trimmed the on-board video down to just the ascent section, converted it to H.264 encoding and uploaded it to vimeo, then wrote a blog posting: http://keithp.com/blogs/psas-roll-control/ I've posted this link to the local rocketsnw mailing list, along with the tripoli mailing list. -keith

Re: [PSAS] $5000 prize for 100,000 foot flight

2011-02-28 Thread Keith Packard
On Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:53:51 -0800, Nathan Bergey nat...@psas.pdx.edu wrote: Yes, I think the main goal is to get people to think about GPS on rockets. Even if we don't make an attempt this should be fun to watch. More (selfishly) importantly I've been invited on the Evadot podcast

Re: [PSAS] $5000 prize for 100,000 foot flight

2011-02-28 Thread Keith Packard
On Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:05:37 -0800, I kirk...@pdx.edu wrote: Quoting Nathan Bergey nat...@psas.pdx.edu: Yes, I think the main goal is to get people to think about GPS on rockets. Even if we don't make an attempt this should be fun to watch. More (selfishly) importantly I've been

Re: [PSAS] $5000 prize for 100,000 foot flight

2011-02-28 Thread Keith Packard
On Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:14:21 -0800, Nathan Bergey nathan.ber...@gmail.com wrote: From what I gathered in the list this is a competition to get people working on reasonable goals. I think they're tired of seeing pie-in-the-sky plans that don't get off the ground. Baby steps. Just get to

[PSAS] NASA University Student Launch Initiative

2011-03-16 Thread Keith Packard
NASA runs an annual contest for student teams to build and fly an airframe with a 'scientific' payload. This seems like an ideal way to get more students involved in rocketry around PSU, using existing PSAS non-student members as mentors.