Spacehackers

If you've ever tinkered with electronics, or wondered how you might participate in space exploration, you're not alone. The DIY and maker movement has become a public phenomenon as more and more people return to and find pleasure in the act of creating things, not just a series of ones and zeros. As for space exploration, 50 years ago this month John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. Forty-plus years ago this nation put humans on the moon. And today, as the CubeSat has made orbit more affordable for more organizations than ever, young astro-engineers are experimenting and building increasingly sophisticated spacecraft that can test biological payloads, for example.

Companies like SpaceX and Armadillo Aerospace and Virgin Galactic may finally create commercially viable businesses in space.

All of this is good. But we like to think space should be available to even more people. We're looking forward to sharing a couple of pieces of exciting information with you.

Wayne