Rover: Finishing the Hinges (test install on the legs)

A Parallel Public Seminar

Team Phoenicia is delighted that we will have a second parallel seminar happening at the same time the Nanosat Launcher Challenge seminar will be taking place. NASA, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and Clean Tech Open will be presenting at Techshop - Menlo Park about the Centennial Challenges in general, Sample Return Robot Challenge, Power Beaming Challenge, and Nightrover Challenge.

UPDATE: THIS IS NOV 12.

This seminar is FREE and open to the public.

Draft Agenda:

11:30 PM to 12:30: The Centennial Challenges, Sam Ortega, NASA

12:30 PM to 2:00 PM: Power Beaming Challenge, Ben Shelef, Spaceward Foundation

2:00 PM to 2:30 PM: BREAK (tours of techshop available)

2:30 PM to 4:00 PM: Night Rover Challenge, Josh Neubert, Cleantech Open

4:00 PM to 4:30 PM: BREAK (tours of techshop available)

4:30 PM to 6:00 PM: Sample Return Robot Challenge, Colleen Shaver, WPI

6:00 PM to 6:30 PM: Thank you and invitation to the social

6:30 PM to 10:00 PM: Dinner and social (combined with Nanosat Launcher Challenge Seminar) Note: Dinner is NOT free.

Rover: Finishing the Hinges (awaiting bushings)

...And Another

Zephyr Aurora: Taking Shape [85]: Starting the Client Test Stands

Rover: Finishing the Hinges (further along)

Making One Kind of Mischief

Team Phoenicia Members Personal Race to the Moon

Rover: Finishing the Hinges (up close)

Rover: Finishing the Hinges

Rover Hinges on the Waterjet at Techshop - San Francisco

Rover: The Move From Conceptualization To Actualization (working the waterjet 2)

rover: The Move From Conceptualization To Actualization (working a waterjet)

An Appearance at Space Exploration: Not Just for Billionaires Anymore

Team Phoenicia was delighted to participate in the MIT/Stanford Venture Lab Seminar entitled "Space Exploration: Not Just for Billionaires Anymore." Two team members, Anand Karasi and Mel Olivares, participated in the networking session of the seminar. They were hosted at the Silicon Valley Space Center booth and displayed a Z150 rocket engine with injector plate and manifold, a Z550 thrust chamber, a pair of unwelded 6 in (15 cm) milled pressure vessel hemispheres, and a spun 18 in (45 cm) spun aluminum propellant tank.

Anand and Mel reported back that things went exceedingly well and we made a number of new contacts. They stated that a lot of people were very impressed by the manufacturing that the team has done.

We look forward to participating in many more events in the local area promoting NewSpace.

We want to thank Dr Sean Casey for the invitation and being willing to give us display space.

2nd Nanosat Launcher Challenge Seminar Draft Agenda Updated 9/16/2011

This is the draft agenda for the 2nd Nanosatellite Launcher Challenge. Note that the public lecture at Techshop - Menlo Park is not listed, but will take place in the TechShop - Menlo Park conference room at 5 PM and is free to the public.

Note: This agenda is evolving as groups and individuals that we have contacted get back to us. Please check regularly for changes.

Nov 12th:

8 AM to 8:50 AM: Sign in and continental breakfast

8:50 AM to 9:00 AM: Welcome by William Baird of Team Phoenicia

9:00 AM t0 9:30 AM: NASA Presentation: Aspirations of the Nanosat Launcher Challenge by Samuel Ortega, Program Manager, Centennial Challenges

9:30 AM to 10:00 AM: Nano-Satellite Launch Market Assessment by Jeff Denis of SpaceWorks

10:00 AM to 10:30 AM: The Potential of an Affordable, Responsive Nanosat Launcher

10:30 AM to 10:45 AM: BREAK

10:45 AM to 11:15 AM: Nanosat Markets, Economics and Keeping Realistic, Carlos Yu

11:15 AM to 11:45 AM: Connecting to Launchers to Customers, Amaresh Kollipara

11:45 AM to 12:00 PM: BREAK

12:00 PM to 2:00 PM: Draft Rules presented by the allied organization (as a working lunch)

2:00 PM to 2:15 PM: BREAK

2:15 PM to 3:30 PM: FAA AST presentation

3:30 PM to 3:45 PM: BREAK

3:45 PM to 4:15 PM: Mid Atlantic Regional Spaceport, Laurie Naismith.

4:15 PM to 4:45 PM: Spaceport America, Dr Bill Gutman

4:45 PM to 5:15 PM: Space Florida, Percy Luney

5:15 PM to 5:30 PM: BREAK

5:30 PM to 6:00 PM: Fourth Launch Site

6:00 PM to 6:30 PM: Fifth Launch Site

6:30 PM: Dinner at Techshop - Menlo Park

10:00 PM: close out.

November 13th:

8:00 AM to 8:50 AM: check-in.

8:50 AM to 9:00 AM: Welcome remarks

9:00 AM to 10:00 AM: Additional feedback to the Allied Org

10:00 AM to 11:00 AM: Panel on Funding the NLC bids

Panelists: Fabian Venter, Wade Woodson, Amaresh Kollipara, more TBA.

11:00 AM to 11:15 AM: BREAK

11:15 AM to 11:25 AM: CADTrak, David Levitt

11:25 AM to 11:35 AM: Second Supplier Presentation

11:35 AM to 11:45 AM: Third Supplier Presentation

11:45 AM to 11:55 AM: Fourth Supplier Presentation

11:55 AM to 12:05 PM: Fifth Supplier Presentation

12:05 PM to 12:15 PM: Team Phoenicia as a Supplier Presentation

12:15 PM to 1:30 PM: Lunch

1:30 PM to 1:40 PM: Generation Orbit, AC Charania

1:40 PM to 1:50 PM: Interorbital Systems, Randa Milliron

1:50 PM to 2:00 PM: Seraphim Aerospace Systems, Curt Walsh

2:10 PM to 2:20 PM: Vog Rockets

2:20 PM to 2:30 PM: Nova Rocketcraft, Sumontro Sinha

2:30 PM to 2:45 PM: BREAK

2:45 PM to 2:55 PM: Sixth Team Presentation

2:55 PM to 3:05 PM: Seventh Team Presentation

3:05 PM to 3:15 PM: Eighth Team Presentation

3:15 PM to 3:25 PM: Ninth Team Presentation

3:25 PM to 3:35 PM: Tenth Team Presentation

3:35 PM to 3:45 PM: BREAK

3:45 PM to 4:45 PM: Networking Session

4:45 PM to 4:55 PM: Samuel Ortega, NASA's commentary and closing remarks

4:55 PM to 5:00 PM: closing 'remarks' by William Baird of Team Phoenicia

5:00 PM to 8:00 PM: informal dinner at TechShop

10 PM: Close out.

Feedback is always welcome.

Registration is now open.

Teasing and Taunting

Rover: The Move From Conceptualization To Actualization (Final Early View)

Second Generation Avionics Testbed Progress [3]

Rover: The Move From Conceptualization To Actualization (Another View)

Second Generation Avionics Testbed Explanations

Second Generation Avionics Testbed Progress [2]

Rover: The Move From Conceptualization To Actualization

A Word From A Sponsor

Second Generation Avionics Testbed Progress [1]

2nd Nanosat Launcher Challenge Seminar Draft Agenda Updated 9/2/2011

This agenda has been superseded by a new one. Please look here instead.

This is the draft agenda for the 2nd Nanosatellite Launcher Challenge. Note that the public lecture at Techshop - Menlo Park is not listed, but will take place in the TS conference room at 5 PM and is free to the public.

Note: This agenda is evolving as groups and individuals that we have contacted get back to us. Please check regularly for changes.

Nov 12th:

8 AM to 8:50 AM: Sign in and continental breakfast

8:50 AM to 9:00 AM: Welcome by William Baird of Team Phoenicia

9:00 AM t0 9:30 AM: NASA Presentation: Aspirations of the Nanosat Launcher Challenge by Samuel Ortega, Program Manager, Centennial Challenges

9:30 AM to 10:00 AM: Nano-Satellite Launch Market Assessment by Jeff Denis of SpaceWorks

10:00 AM to 10:30 AM: The Potential of an Affordable, Responsive Nanosat Launcher

10:30 AM to 11:00 AM: Nanosat Markets, Economics and Keeping Realistic, Carlos Yu

11:00 AM to 11:30 AM: Connecting to Launchers to Customers, Amaresh Kollipara

11:30 AM to 11:45 AM: BREAK

11:45 AM to 1:45 PM: Draft Rules presented by the allied organization (as a working lunch)

1:45 PM to 2:00 PM: BREAK

2:00 PM to 3:30 PM: FAA AST presentation

3:30 PM to 3:45 PM: BREAK

3:45 PM to 4:15 PM: Mid Atlantic Regional Spaceport, Laurie Naismith.

4:15 PM to 4:45 PM: Second Launch Site

4:45 PM to 5:15 PM: Third Launch Site

5:15 PM to 5:45 PM: Fourth Launch Site

5:45 PM to 6:15 PM: Fifth Launch Site

6:30 PM: Dinner at Techshop - Menlo Park

10:00 PM: close out.

November 13th:

8:00 AM to 8:50 AM: check-in.

8:50 AM to 9:00 AM: Welcome remarks

9:00 AM to 10:00 AM: Additional feedback to the Allied Org

10:00 AM to 11:00 AM: Panel on Funding the NLC bids

Panelists: Fabian Venter, Wade Woodson, Amaresh Kollipara, more TBA.

11:00 AM to 11:15 AM: BREAK

11:15 AM to 11:25 AM: First Supplier Presentation

11:25 AM to 11:35 AM: Second Supplier Presentation

11:35 AM to 11:45 AM: Third Supplier Presentation

11:45 AM to 11:55 AM: Fourth Supplier Presentation

11:55 AM to 12:05 PM: Fifth Supplier Presentation

12:05 PM to 12:15 PM: Team Phoenicia as a Supplier Presentation

12:15 PM to 1:30 PM: Lunch

1:30 PM to 1:40 PM: Generation Orbit, AC Charania

1:40 PM to 1:50 PM: Interorbital Systems, Randa Milliron

1:50 PM to 2:00 PM: Seraphim Aerospace Systems, Curt Walsh

2:10 PM to 2:20 PM: Fourth Team Presentation

2:20 PM to 2:30 PM: Fifth Team Presentation

2:30 PM to 2:40 PM: Sixth Team Presentation

2:40 PM to 2:50 PM: Seventh Team Presentation

2:50 PM to 3:00 PM: Eighth Team Presentation

3:00 PM to 3:10 PM: Ninth Team Presentation

3:10 PM to 3:20 PM: Tenth Team Presentation

3:20 PM to 4:30 PM: Networking Session

4:30 PM to 4:50 PM: Samuel Ortega, NASA's commentary and closing remarks

4:50 PM to 5:00 PM: closing 'remarks' by William Baird of Team Phoenicia

5:00 PM to 8:00 PM: informal dinner at TechShop

10 PM: Close out.

Feedback is always welcome.

Registration is now open.