Talk:JP Aerospace

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"I didn't have the skills to actually compete at the time," says Carmack, "but I funded the last year of work for two of the teams (JP Aerospace and SORAC) while I was building my knowledge base. When I was ready to start pursuing my own projects, I contacted the local high-power rocketry society to see if there were any local people interested in working at the high end of experimental rocketry."

"I would like to know whether this is THE company which has the PongSat Program? And is there a Wiki about PongSat?"

[edit] JP's notes on the article:

A group of senior JPA staff left(removed)not at the end of the Air Force contract, but half way through it. The philosophical differences that emerged were in regards to the direction the organization would take. Several members wish to halt the space development and eliminate the volunteers. Their intent was to make JP Aerospace a more conventional aerospace contractor. Over nearly thirty years JP Aerospace has ranged in size from 20 to 80 members. As sad as the loss of those who did not continue with us was, they were only four people, the rest of the team continued on. The Air Force did offer, (in fact insisted on), JP Aerospace doing the follow-on work on the Ascender airship. JP Aerospace turned down the contract for a varity of reasons.

The rocket work continues on strong. Launches are not as frequent as the balloon launches, but that is just the nature of our development.

We remain dedicated to the notion of a space program that reqular folks can be a part of. I have seen volunteers run a more professional operations than many organizations with paid staff. It's the training, dedication and drive of the individual rather that the paycheck that counts.

Last note, high winds are no longer and issue. We have spend a great deal of effort on that challenge and we can now launch in all weather conditions.

JP www.jpaerospace.com jpowell@jpaerospace.com