DIY Space: “Space Coffee” Brew Directions

It’s time for my own contribution to DIY Space. Some say God was tired on the first day, then created and brewed coffee to drink so he could work the next five. Our good fortune, then, and we humans continue working in the heavens imbibing in coffee as well. So, yes–In Space Everyone Drinks Coffee. Coffee is the lifeblood […]

Why Space Matters: 2014 FIFA World Cup–30,000 Hours of It

This is more of a **yawn** for me, as I’m not the biggest sports fan in the world. Maybe not even the millionth biggest. But there are a lot of people who inexplicably are–especially those soccer (“football” for everyone not in the US) fans. Good news then, for those fans: satellites and frequencies have been […]

Design a Solar System–Be a Space-God

Or if you don’t want the title of Space-God then at least this shows off your attempts to build a solar system and eventually get over 150,000,000 points. The game, Super Planet Crash, is free to play in your browser. The game’s designer, Stefano Meschiari, states on his site that the game will even play on […]

Micro-Sat Communications Over Australia (Plus 2 DIY Space Projects)

Between my previous post about Planet Labs’ New Zealand remote terminal, and this post about Australian communications satellites winning an communications innovation award, it’d be easy to think something is in the water down under. Like Planet Labs, Australia is using micro satellites, but, for now, they are using the satellites for communications and not imagery. The Australians […]

The Security Clearance “Upgrade”

Here’s another Q&A I wrote up for Clearancejobs.com. Some of the more interesting missions in space sometimes means the government needs someone to work in a classified environment to get the missions done. But, and trust me on this, access to classified is not all that interesting on occasion–ever hear of inventorying classified materials? How do you get that security […]