The Pressure Suit Chronicles
Meet the man who’s building — and testing — his own pressurized space suit.
Science
DIY science is the perfect way to use your creative skills and learn something new. With the right supplies, some determination, and a curious mind, you can create amazing experiments that open up a whole world of possibilities. At home-made laboratories or tech workshops, makers from all backgrounds can explore new ideas by finding ways to study their environment in novel ways – allowing them to make breathtaking discoveries!
DIY Satellites: Now and Near Future
Space is becoming increasingly accessible to more people thanks to plummeting costs, weight, and energy use of the technologies needed for freeflying satellites to sense and direct their orientation, communicate with the ground, and perform complicated computations in real time on orbit. The dawn of this new age of DIY satellite making is in no small […]
Why Care About DIY Space?
Prepare for lift-off. MAKE’s DIY space week launches April 7.
Makers on Ice
In Antarctica, maker spirit is the key to survival.
How-To: DIY Glow-in-the-Dark Stars
Bring some space-inspired fun to your walls and ceilings with this tutorial for making your own DIY glow-in-the-dark stars!
Help a Maker Out — A Call for School Project Advice
Know anything about accelerometers and measuring velocity?
Tinkering with Kids – Get in It for the Long Haul
Why do we educators do it? It’s fun enough tinkering around with projects on our own, so why must we bang our heads trying to involve a pack of screaming kids from the neighborhood?
