Why Care About DIY Space?
Prepare for lift-off. MAKE’s DIY space week launches April 7.
Space
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!
Three Lego Books to Inspire and Explain
Three recent Lego project books show readers how to make cool models–but they’re beautiful books just to look at!
High School Students Launch Satellite With NASA
Brace yourselves, history’s first high school-built satellite is set for launch! At 7:30PM ET today, TJ3Sat (pronounced TJ-cube-sat) will launch from the Wallops Flight Facility alongside 27 other satellites. Our small, 10cm x 10cm x 11cm satellite will orbit the Earth at 500km and will function as an educational tool for schools and the general public worldwide.
Quilting in Space: Astronaut Karen Nyberg Invites Quilters to Submit Blocks for Star-Themed Quilt
Quilts in spaaaaace! Join astronaut Karen Nyberg’s Astronomical Quilts! Block Challenge by sewing your own star-themed quilt block.
Testing Your Big Ideas in Space
How’d you like to get your big idea to make the world a better place studied on the International Space Station?
Space Hacker Workshop In Dallas
A group of space makers and hackers assembled this past weekend in Dallas for the Space Hacker Workshop at the Frontiers of Flight Museum. Doing space on the cheap was the general theme of the event with talks from leaders in the commercial and citizen space industries.
