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Originally Posted by Yov
wow
I am truly amazed at the number of people so eager to help, and I think it's safe to say you convinced me 
Now all that's left is to convince the rest of the class heh...
This project sounds phenominal, I can't wait to start (if we do chose to start it).
Thank you all so much for your help, and I hope to see you all here in the future  |
Yov,
You will find that around here people are actually looking for ways to help. This is an attitude that you will need to foster among the teams there in Israel. Here it has developed over a period of years to the point where for most of us it is a struggle NOT to help. But it has been a deliberate effort to get to this point. You have the advantage of being able to say "but that's how they do it over there!". I can't think of the number of times I've seen people crowded around a robot with one or two guys in a different team's uniforms poking around inside and saying "oh here's the problem!".
I have heard that NASA is trying to pair engineers who are active on teams here with Israeli teams. So chances are you will have somebody to ask specific questions. I know our team has volunteered for this.
One suggestion and you might want to pass it on to other teams over there: Set up some system for sending pictures and even movies over the net. Speaking as a mentor of other teams, sometimes it is very easy to see things that are hard to explain. Last year I went to one team's shop because they had asked for help. In about 3 minutes I solved a problem they had been struggling with for days. Once I was able to SEE the problem, I was able to tell them how to use a piece of equipment I didn't know they had until I walked in, to solve it. I hung around a little longer after that, but I had made an hour drive each way for 3 minutes worth of work, so I wanted to make the drive time pay off a little more. Since the trip to visit you guys is just a little longer
doing a little homework now could save you a lot of time later.
ChrisH