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Build Your Own Thrust Vectored Rockets For Vertical Landings Like SpaceX

runs a project and business called BPS.space. He builds amateur rocketry components, primarily electronics with a few mechanical components, to make model rockets look and work like their real-life counterparts. His goal is to keep developing model rockets that match the pace of advancement in the space-launch industry.

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By Keith Hammond

Keith Hammond

I'm projects editor of MAKE magazine.

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October 25th, 2019June 17th, 2020

If you love rockets, you can’t help but notice that real space launch vehicles lift off the pad slowly,but model rockets zip up like darts. That’s how I became obsessed with using thrust vector control (TVC) — gimbaling the rocket motor — instead of fins to keep model rockets upright, so they can launch, and […]

These 9 Projects Show That There’s Never Been A Better Time To Be A Space Geek

By Mike Senese

Mike Senese

Mike Senese is the Executive Editor of Make: magazine. He is also a TV host, starring in various engineering and science shows for Discovery Channel, including Punkin Chunkin, How Stuff Works, and Catch It Keep It.

An avid maker, Mike spends his spare time tinkering with electronics, doing amateur woodworking, and attempting to cook the perfect pizza.

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October 21st, 2019October 21st, 2019

We have entered an era of accessible space. Space that is accessible to life-long learners, makers, and students. Getting tools and experiences into the hands of curious explorers today is not only fun and engaging, it will make for a better world tomorrow as we face significant challenges on our Earth habitat. A lot […]

Where In World Is the ISS? Three Ways To Locate Humanity’s Only Space Outpost

By Keith Hammond

Keith Hammond

I'm projects editor of MAKE magazine.

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October 14th, 2019October 14th, 2019

When China’s Tiangong-1 burned up last year, it left the International Space Station (ISS) as humanity’s sole outpost in space. Today six astronauts live aboard the ISS, performing spacewalks and science experiments, filming scenes for an upcoming virtual-reality series, and unloading cargo deliveries from capsules like Northrop’s Cygnus and SpaceX’s Dragon. These brave astronauts orbit […]