DIY Space: Build A LEGO ISS

Okay, okay! Really this is about voting for the ability to build the International Space Station out of LEGOs. Found on the LEGO Ideas website, this particular LEGO model of the ISS stands out because of the details the designer, XCLD, put into it. There are over 1000 LEGO pieces that have gone into the design […]

DIY Space: Print in Spaaaace–In 3-D

Imagine designing the most ingenious piece of 3-D printed goodness, and then having it printed–IN SPACE! If you’re an American child in one of the grades from K through 12, you might be able to make that happen. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Foundation are creating a […]

DIY Space: Two-fer–Build Your Own Satellite and Track It

These two DIY projects are straight from the DIY Space Exploration website. One project tells you how to build a picosat, the other tells you how to track it. You can read each one in whatever order you fancy, but if you intend to actually accomplish each project, then you should probably build your picosat before attempting to […]

DIY Space: The Sentinel Mission

This particular DIY Space isn’t so much about building a space project as it is about being involved with one. In this case, the involvement looks to be your potential donation of money to the Sentinel Mission. But your money could potentially help save millions of people–literally. There have been some questions lately as to […]

DIY Space: You Are the Asteroid Hunter

The above picture looks exciting, doesn’t it? At least it should if you are yearning to join the elite ranks of the “Asteroid Hunters.” You, too, can be an Asteroid Hunter thanks to Zooniverse. The website introduced the asteroid hunting project, called “Asteroid Zoo,” earlier this week. If the organization’s name sounds familiar, it’s because I […]