Why It’s So Hard to Land a Rocket on Its Tail
On Monday history was made. For the first time ever a rocket stage that delivered a payload to orbit turned around and returned, landing safely on its tail.
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From Aerospace to Weaving, Houston Mini Maker Faire Is an Inventors’ Paradise
Houston Mini Maker Faire attendees had a chance to create scientific creatures, assemble a clock, take a peek through augmented reality, and much more.
Watch Two Raspberry Pi Blast Off to the ISS This Thursday
On Thursday the Orb-4 mission to resupply the ISS is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral, and onboard will be two Raspberry Pi boards on their way to the orbital outpost.
This 3D Printed Telescope Is Powered by Raspberry Pi
We talked to Mark Wrigley about the PiKon telescope, a low-cost telescope kit using 3D printed components, and a Raspberry Pi Camera.
Exclusive Interview: Meet Dr. Dava Newman, Deputy Administrator of NASA
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Newman before the Tested Live Show last week in San Francisco to talk about the Maker Movement, The Martian, and the importance of olive oil.
3D Printing a Robust Cubesat for Space-Bound Dev Boards
We talk to Craig Kief and Brian Zufelt from COSMIAC about their plans not just to fly the Raspberry Pi into orbit, but to 3D print the satellite that’s going to take it there.
How to Detect Killer Asteroids
Monitor the skies to spot asteroids and help save the Earth from annihilation by interplanetary projectiles.
