The future of the space industry is in good hands.....

It was an absolute pleasure to compete against so many great young talents. We were very impressed by the level of ability of all of the teams. So many young enthusiasts can only mean good things for the future of space exploration. It was an honor to compete against all of the other schools, and every school was truly well represented.

Closing Thoughts

I thought all of the teams at the GLXP student competition did an excellent job - I was impressed by the range of ideas presented and the skill with which the teams did their work. Congratulations to everyone for their fine efforts, and thanks to my fellow teammates for making the day so enjoyable.

Afternoon Update

Well, after a hectic morning we made our first presentation to the judges and received some very useful feedback. A few of their concerns were already in our minds, and a few were new to us.

Right now we're finishing up our final presentation. Mission architecture, landing options, mass budgets, financial plans, and outreach initiatives are coming to life. Looking forward to showing this to the judging panel.

Here are a couple of quick graphics to capture your curiosity:

De la Terre a la Lune

We're making a moon lander in 3 hours.....just like the big kids. did we mention that we're available for hire? moon landings, deep space probes and bar mitzvahs are our specialty. seniors! ask us about our discounts on launches and bus passes.

11am

work package 3.........getting the slides ready, and drinking copious amounts of coffee.

Let the games begin!

ahh, spring. at least, i think that's what season it is outside. i have no idea, since we're spending our hard earned free time pretending to be in school.

we're doing WP1 right now, and we have some great ideas. also, we're thinking of cheating.

things i would write about if twitter wasn't down:

twitter has abandoned me in my hour of need. here's a sampling of what i would have been posting:

"i can't believe gina keeps on table dancing to bon jovi requests! she's so easily excited"

"dexter just got the phone # from the hand dryer in the basement of la lanterne, way to go dex!"

"stolen beer tastes sweeter..."