Thanks. It's a bummer to not win, but an achievement to be the last
one standing.
I architected the propellant loading and launch automation, which
simultaneously loads LOX, fuel and helium into two stages, runs purge,
diverter deluge, initiates terminal count, etc. It's not perfect yet,
but it lowers the workload a lot. Not there yet, but on track to be
able to launch an orbital rocket with five people on site and five
people in the control room. Which is honestly not that impressive when
you look at how far Atlas got to minimizing launch team when it was
operational, but they spent $8B to get there.
Ben
On Wed, Mar 4, 2020 at 3:25 PM Anthony Cesaroni <anthony@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
It’s really a safe bet for contests like this but these guys did get close.
Good for them.
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