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.
At South By Southwest (SXSW), DIYROCKETS and Sunglass announced a new competition for an “Open Source 3D Printed Rocket Engine” that would be capable of sending nano-satellites into orbit. The competition starts today and runs through June.
To showcase NASA’s new initiatives in Advanced Manufacturing, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden toured the National Center for Advanced Manufacturing Rapid Prototyping Facility at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL.
One of the things I remember fondly from my childhood was building and launching model rockets with my dad. So when my son William got a model rocket as a gift from his aunt, it was really fun to get back into it. We have built and launched several rockets now. We are also working […]
Data lovers, this week Make: Projects community member Mike Westerfield shared a pair of intriguing how-tos detailing how to fly a TI SensorTag and an iPhone on a model rocket to find acceleration, rotation, and pressure, then collect and analyze the data using a Bluetooth link to the iPhone and techBASIC.
Building a hybrid rocket engine by combining clear acrylic with gaseous oxygen.
3D printers are cool for printing miniature Yoda heads, tiny owls, and little tea cups. But what about printing something really useful, like, say, a stainless steel rocket engine? Check out this project from Rocket Moonlighting. Says Hack-a-Day: Most any rocket engine you’d find on a spacecraft – save for solid or hybrid rockets – […]
For the third year running, SCIENCE takes viewers inside the high-flying, fuel injected competition of LARGE DANGEROUS ROCKET SHIPS, or LDRS (as it’s known to insiders) brings together junkyard geniuses who love the thrill of danger and have a knack for all things explosive for one of the nation’s largest competitive rocket launching events. Audiences […]
