If that is the WARR vehicle, the GP doesn't mention not getting sponsors, just that the University didn't directly support it.
Though, I wonder where they built this and worked on it. My guess would be that they had lab space provided by the school.
Though, I wonder where they built this and worked on it. My guess would be that they had lab space provided by the school.
The main point is that the WARR teams (Hyperloop, space elevator, deep space concepts, rockets and satellites [I'm in the sat group]) are student teams. Some Ph.D students are involved, too, but the point is that we decide what we do. The teamleader is a student. The ideas are from the students.
The University, in the form of the chairs (Astronautics and Propulsion) are partners and friends, but we are in charge of what we do.
WARR is actually older than the Universities Astronautics chair.
(btw, high to all WARRians on hackernews)
I agree it's a weird synecdoche, although, English is full of them if you look. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synecdoche#Examples
I posted to distinguish the TUM team from for example Swissloop, who receive direct funding and R&D support from ETH.