Rocket Scientists Are Arduino at Heart
This is the story of a group of college students who moved to the Mojave Desert, bought a house, painted it white, and turned it into a make-shift lab. Then they went out to launch rockets.
Rockets
Do you have the maker itch and a burning passion for rockets? Do you enjoy tinkering, inventing, and making things from scratch in your spare time? If so, then these blog posts are perfect for you! Here we’ll cover diy rocket tutorials and news related to hobbyists. Whether it’s building model rockets with paper mache or crafting unique 3d printed designs – if it involves experimenting with spaceflight technology at an amateur level then we want to hear about it! So dive right in and see how far your imagination can take you while learning the basics of rocketry.
What Goes Up Must Glide Down
Come see a demonstration of the Air Rocket Glider and the all new Compressed Air Rocket launcher v2.0 At World Maker Faire NYC in the Fly Zone, and while you are there, build and launch your own paper rocket that you can keep.
Kid Crafts: Soap Bottle Rocket
Looking for an awesome kid-friendly project to keep little ones busy during the long weekend? Check out this cool soap bottle rocket tutorial!
How-To: Cut Air Rockets with Your Silhouette Digital Cutter
Your summer just got a whole lot more awesome! If you’ve got a Silhouette digital cutter, you’re mere steps away from rocketry bliss thanks to this fantastic downloadable Silhouette air rocket cutting template.
Maker Hangar 2: 08 – Flying the Maker Trainer 2
In this last episode of Maker Hangar, I show you how to fly your Maker Trainer 2. I show you how to hand launch it, how to fly around, and how to do some acrobatics. In this season, I showed you how to build and fly a Tricopter and another Airplane. We hope you enjoyed, and if you would […]
Maker Hangar 2: 07 – Maker Trainer 2 Build
In this episode of Maker Hangar, I show you how to build the entire Maker Trainer 2! I show you how to cut out the PDF plans, how to glue the airplane together, then I show you how to paint the airplane, install all the electronics, secure all the wires, and program the radio so that you can go […]
Smartphone Rocket Launcher
In the iPhone ad “Powerful,” actors launched a group of model rockets with an iPhone. You can view the ad here. I thought this was insanely cool, but in typical Apple fashion, I couldn’t find out how they did it. I decided to take matters into my own hands and build my own system from scratch […]