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Andres PeñaPhoto

Purdue Space Program.

On ASTRA I developed C/C++ flight-control firmware and avionics sensor interfaces for GNC testing. Also in the program: TOAD, a liquid-fueled lander, 2.75 m tall and 193 kg wet on LOX and IPA.

ASTRA on the shop floor: a tall frame carrying its flight computer, battery and wiring, standing on four legs
A thrust chamber assembly with a copper liner mounted on a test stand
A render of the TOAD lander flying over Purdue's campus at sunset
TOAD's mass properties table beside its CAD model, marking the center of mass

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