DIY Space: More NASA Space Kits

NASA and the website Littlebits.cc are working together to get an actual working “space kit” out to the public. The kit, which costs $189, can be used to build all sorts of projects (at least 10, according to the website). Do you want to build an International Space Station replica? This kit will help you do […]

DIY Space: Google’s LEGO Moonbot Challenge

The deadline for registration is closing in for people, age 9 through 17, interested in building “moonbots” for Google’s Lunar XPrize Lego Mindstorms Challenge. The final day for initial registration is 15 May at 11.59.59PM PST. The challenge has two phases. The first is fairly simple, requiring a team video that answers the question “Why should we […]

DIY Space: ISEE-3, Near-Space Balloon Cam, and Denver Mini-Maker Faire

This weekend is the Denver Mini-Maker Faire in Denver at the National Western Complex. No, it probably won’t be as big as the one in San Mateo, California (pictures of some of last year’s San Mateo shenanigans below). But it is a start, and hopefully it will get bigger and more interesting. I’m hoping it […]

DIY Space: Build a LEGO NASA Satellite

The stacked “hockey pucks” in the picture above have something in common with the site’s latest HEO lesson. However, they are also LEGO models you can build. In this case, the model is of a NASA satellite that hasn’t been launched yet. The Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) spacecraft model shown on NASA’s very own website looks a little […]

DIY Space: The Zero Gravity Cocktail Project (and A Project You Can Do)

Somehow, for some reason, cocktails and space seemed to be linked. It was only natural, then, for someone to design a cocktail glass for space. This is trickier than it sounds, and Make Magazine’s post goes into some detail of the re-invention of the cocktail glass. Think about the main ingredient required for enjoying a […]