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The Miles CubeSat Might Be the Next Satellite Sent to Mars

The Miles CubeSat Might Be the Next Satellite Sent to Mars

By Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy is an engineer with 10 years experience at his full-time profession, and has a BSME from Clemson University. Outside of work he’s an avid maker and experimenter, building anything that comes into his mind!

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When I think of people putting things into orbit, or visiting space, bulky spacesuits and perhaps a gigantic room filled with scientists monitoring an array of screens comes to mind. Things have, however, changed since the 1970s, and though that situation may still exist, smaller entities are now getting into the space race. One way […]

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11 Ways to Build Your Own Space Program

By Matthew Reyes

Matthew Reyes

I love exploring harsh geological features in the hunt for strange forms of life. On Earth, Mars, or the moon, the best way would obviously be by motorbike. 

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By Nicole Smith

Nicole Smith

Nicole is a former Editorial Intern at Make: She is a long time maker and previously worked for Instructables.com (Penolopy Bulnick). Every day she is inspired by something new and wishes there was more hours in the day to make!

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Here are a few impressive ways that Makers are building their way to outer space right now — and so can you.

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NASA Announces Winners of 3D Printed Habitat Challenge

NASA Announces Winners of 3D Printed Habitat Challenge

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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During Maker Faire Bay Area NASA announced a new $2.25 million competition to design and build a 3D printed habitat intended for deep space exploration. Today winners of the first stage of the competition were announced here at Maker Faire New York.

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New Martian Trailer Really Brings it Home

New Martian Trailer Really Brings it Home

By Caleb Kraft

Caleb Kraft

I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity I see in makers. My favorite thing in the world is sharing a maker's story. find me at CalebKraft.com

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The 2nd trailer for the upcoming film The Martian was released today and we’re going nuts in the Make: offices. If you’re just now hearing about this movie, you’re probably wondering why Make: is so excited about a simple movie trailer. Well, imagine an action movie but instead of our hero doing amazing stunts, they’re […]

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NASA Releases 3D Printable Files for Pint-Sized Curiosity Mars Rover

NASA Releases 3D Printable Files for Pint-Sized Curiosity Mars Rover

By Caleb Kraft

Caleb Kraft

I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity I see in makers. My favorite thing in the world is sharing a maker's story. find me at CalebKraft.com

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Curiosity might just be our favorite Martian robot. This week, NASA has released files to 3D print your very own Curiosity rover.

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Rockstar Robots: NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover

Rockstar Robots: NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover

By Cabe Atwell

Cabe Atwell

The one-man ace engineering wrecking crew - If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find me, maybe you can hire... the Cabe-team

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Rockstar Robots make up the cream of the crop in the world of robotics. These are the bots that will turn heads with just their name being uttered. Even those who don’t stay on top of who’s making what should recognize a famous robot or two when they see it. For the month of May, […]

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