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Comment CAD probably (Score 1) 1

If you're going to be exchanging ideas with people over the internet, it would be useful to have a shared set of 3d models to work from. For example, If someone wanted to suggest a particular plumbing arrangement, they could modify the model and show you exactly what they had in mind. If the CAD software is free and open-source, so much the better.

Comment Retrofitting the lunar lander challenge (Score 1) 1

Isn't this exactly what the lunar lander challenge was doing? Why is only 7 weeks is considered fast to retrofit armadillo rocket's contest entry with a guidance system? To compare this with NASA's earlier R&D timescales, we would need to factor in the man-hours AR spent preparing for the contest, and even then you would probably be comparing apples to oranges.

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