[AR] Re: arocket Digest V2 #189

From: David Arnold <davida@xxxxxxxxx>
To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 15:33:53 +1000
Hi Nathan,

Just FYI, you might want to have your web developers do a bit of QA on 
international donations: as it stands, you need to select a US state to proceed 
past the address page, and the printed address on the PSU page is pretty messed 
up.

Cheers,




d

> From: Nathan Bergey <nathan.bergey@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 17:37:34 -0700
> Subject: [AR] Raising Money For Portland State Aerospace Society
> 
> I've been trying to decide whether or not to post this here, but I
> thought I would take a shot. Time is running out!
> 
> You may remember Portland State Aerospace Society from such rockets as
> our roll stabilized flight:
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAnPtbYMA8o
> 
> 
> Or our Open Source flight computer stack:
> 
> https://github.com/psas/Launch-11/tree/gh-pages/avionics
> 
> 
> I have my doubts about crowdfunding rockets, but the University has
> created a campaign for engineering student groups. We've always had
> the narrowest of shoe-string budgets (like everyone) so we're very
> excited to have already raised 50% of our $10,000 goal!
> 
> This is probably the most money the group has ever raised at once.
> We're continuing to work on many diverse programs like home built GPS
> specifically for rockets, ever smaller and smaller flight computers
> that can handle real time experimental GNC algorithms, a robust ground
> and data processing infrastructure and this year we started creating
> extremely light honeycomb carbon fiber airframe parts for a new
> rocket!!
> 
> If you'd like to help, even just a few dollars, the site is here:
> 
> 
> http://www.foundation.pdx.edu/crowdfunding/psas
> 
> 
> Only 12 days left!! We have stretch goals too. Please share if you
> can't donate!  All of the money donated is tax-deductible and is to be
> spent on hardware and launch costs.
> 
> 
> Thanks!!
> 
> -Nathan
> PSAS
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