pendrin2020
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I was more referring to business ethics.
The reigning (and only) winner of the USRC just coincidentally happens to be the alma mater of the last two contest directors. First guy designed and built their inaugural entry to the competition before graduating and becoming the first competition director. Also... I can't find any record of there ever being a waiver called in for the field they launch from. I doubt that field would have ever been granted a waiver for 7k+. Several occupied buildings on the property, and all within 1500 feet.
That said, the FAA NOTAM archives are about as reliable as a motor retainer made from dried pasta so there's not much that can be done to prove anything.
On the Engineering ethics front, yeah, don't get me started. Non-ballistic recovery of the booster was "optional", and only counted as a five point deduction from open-ended number of possible points.
The reigning (and only) winner of the USRC just coincidentally happens to be the alma mater of the last two contest directors. First guy designed and built their inaugural entry to the competition before graduating and becoming the first competition director. Also... I can't find any record of there ever being a waiver called in for the field they launch from. I doubt that field would have ever been granted a waiver for 7k+. Several occupied buildings on the property, and all within 1500 feet.
That said, the FAA NOTAM archives are about as reliable as a motor retainer made from dried pasta so there's not much that can be done to prove anything.
On the Engineering ethics front, yeah, don't get me started. Non-ballistic recovery of the booster was "optional", and only counted as a five point deduction from open-ended number of possible points.