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The Incredible Mechanism At The Heart of The JWST’s Adjustable Mirrors

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. You can find me on twitter at @calebkraft

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February 21st, 2022February 17th, 2022

How does it do all that with one single motor?

Build Your Own Satellite Ground Station

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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September 30th, 2015September 29th, 2015 2

We talk to the creators of SatNOGS, an open source and open hardware satellite ground station built using a 3D printer, off the shelf components, and $300.

Point the Way to the International Space Station with This DIY Orbit Tracker

By Grady Hillhouse

Grady Hillhouse

Grady Hillhouse is a civil engineer and ardent hobbyist in Austin, Texas.

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August 26th, 2015August 25th, 2015 3

To keep tabs on the International Space Station’s orbital position, Grady Hillhouse shows how he created a an automated tracker.

NASA Approves Kicksat’s Tiny DIY Satellites for Second Attempt

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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April 13th, 2015April 14th, 2015 3

With the recent announcement that the replacement Kicksat has been awarded a launch slot by NASA I sat down and talked to Zac Manchester about the history behind the Kicksat project, and the upcoming launch.

Hackaday Prize Winner Announced

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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November 24th, 2014 2

The Hackaday prize, where entrants competed to build something awesome that transmits data and is openly documented, has now been won by the satNOGs team led by Pierros Papadeas. The device, or system rather, is a open standard based network of ground stations for tracking and monitoring satellites. As cool as that is, the prize, […]

Makers in Space: What Was Old Is New Again

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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@motorbikematt

April 7th, 2014 0

Setting the record straight on the history of Do-It-Yourself satellites.

DIY Satellites: Now and Near Future

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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April 7th, 2014 0

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 […]

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