llcrabtree

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by llcrabtree 5y ago
The best space newsletter with the best people. I wish I could upvote again!!!
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by llcrabtree 5y ago
Love having you guys featured in here!
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by llcrabtree 5y ago
Thanks @audreyfraijo!!!!
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by llcrabtree 5y ago
So excited for this news to finally be public!
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Epsilon3 (YC S21) raises seed round to continue modernizing space and launch ops(techcrunch.com)
28 points by llcrabtree 5y ago|9 comments
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by llcrabtree 5y ago
+1 as the YC community is amazing!
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by llcrabtree 5y ago
Hands up for scrappy, quick iterative engineering at SpaceX. It's truly unparalleled.
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by llcrabtree 5y ago
Very cool! Would love to learn more about what you're working on!!
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by llcrabtree 5y ago
Super excited for this launch. What a fantastic team, and honestly capabilities that have been missing from the space ecosystem!
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by llcrabtree 5y ago
We're so excited to support such amazing companies such as yours!
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by llcrabtree 5y ago
Oh it is LLCrabtree! I'd love to connect. Send me an email laura@epsilon3.io =)
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by llcrabtree 5y ago
yes to this! It takes a huge team to make something like that successful, and we want to continue to support those teams!
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by llcrabtree 5y ago
100% on the roadmap!!!
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by llcrabtree 5y ago
This is 100% my experience too. Something has to give when you're developing a tool for in-house use only. The same practices you'd use for developing a tool for a larger audience can't apply because you don't have endle
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by llcrabtree 5y ago
Yes! Super excited about this too. We love seeing information being shared about this industry more freely than before! And an increased interest doesn't hurt either. =)
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by llcrabtree 5y ago
100%
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by llcrabtree 5y ago
Lol, thanks Pat. I keep telling the team that we won't allow acronyms. That feature is 100% on the list. Currently they are allowed, however future revisions might not allow acronyms, or might force you to define them. Certainly keep y
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by llcrabtree 5y ago
Joseph, for #1, I've worked on in-house tools and: 1. They never get enough developers. 2. They usually get deprioritized in lieu of other projects. 3. Many small space companies don't have resources to build awesome in-house to
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by llcrabtree 5y ago
Most certainly! We are planning to integrate with all software packages that our customers are using to enable really efficient operations for them. We have a few Next Gen DOORS customers, as well as other requirements tracking tools. I lov
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by llcrabtree 5y ago
Yes, it's been accomplished with paper in the past, but at great expense as many of the teams of the past were large. Take for example any control room of the 1960s, which had 40-60 people in it. Today's teams are scattered (and w
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by llcrabtree 5y ago
I second both Orbital Index and Payload Research!
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Launch HN: Epsilon3 (YC S21) – Software for spacecraft and complex operations
149 points by llcrabtree 5y ago|62 comments
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by llcrabtree 6y ago
Troy! What a great questions @jeffcrusey!! Our Troy is becoming a household name. To us that means powering the future of spaceflight, and complex engineering operations. It means seeing our products used by commercial astronauts, commercia
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by llcrabtree 6y ago
Maybe?
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by llcrabtree 6y ago
I'm definitely living out my childhood dreams too! I think there are so many reasons space is so hot. In the past, the industry was like a black box, with only large players like Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, etc. These co
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by llcrabtree 6y ago
Hi, I’m the CEO of Epsilon3, and SpaceX veteran. Super happy to be here and answer any questions!