Tag Archives: Makerspace

Sep 18 2012

Space is the Place: Student Built Cube Satellites

CubeSats at San Mateo College Makerspace Launch Event

On September 10, the “MENTOR Makerspace” program kicked off with a special event held at the College of San Mateo. The MENTOR Makerspace program has a goal of introducing low-cost makerspaces into 1,000 high schools over the next three years.

NASA’s Matthew Reyes attended the event and in this interview with Tony Wan he explains how students from San Jose State University went from tinkering in their local TechShop to exploring the final frontier.

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May 28 2012

Rocket Engineer Starts Mojave Makerspace

What happens when rocket scientists get together in their spare time?

Michael Clive builds rockets during the day and Makerspaces at night. And this is no ordinary Makerspace, it’s in the “Silicon Valley of Space”..also known as Mojave, California. Find out how Michael gained support for this unique water hole in the desert and some unique challenges he faces.

Watch How to build a place to make cool stuff

Mojave Makerspace / Hackerspace http://mojavemakers.org/

The Space Review – Hacking space http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2068/1

Mojave Air and Spaceport http://mojaveairport.com/