Author Archives: Nathan

Paper Rocket

By Nathan | January 17, 2011

A while ago I did a couple little paper models of some Futurama characters which were a lot of fun. Recently I’ve been waiting to see a space shuttle launch with @spacekate and after visiting so many museums and NASA facilities I really wanted a model of a rocket. The think about models is they [...]

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Near Earth Asteroid Lamp at Science Hack Day SF

By Nathan | November 24, 2010

This past weekend I was at science hack day in Palo Alto. A normal hack day is when a bunch of people get together and try to build something—usually a program, but can be something physical like electronics too—in 24 hours. Science hack day is a 24 hack day for making things for science—whether it [...]

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Fun with Real Time Data

By Nathan | August 7, 2010

I’ve been working on bits and pieces of a project to be able to record and view data in near real time for the last few months. It’s one of those things where each layer has its own set of challenges and is written in its own language. But I finally put all the pieces [...]

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Successful Launch!

By Nathan | July 3, 2010

In my last post I talked about building a rocket. This past weekend I actually flew it! I went out to the middle of nowhere in Eastern Oregon for Oregon Rocketry’s “Summer Skies” launch. My plan was to launch with an H motor and then a J to get my level 1 and level 2 [...]

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Rocket Build Log

By Nathan | May 21, 2010

Until the weather turned ugly I was planning on flying a rocket big enough to get level 1 and level 2 TRA certification this weekend. While it looks like I will have to hold off until next month, I can at least share a short build log. The rocket is a kit from Giant-leap rocketry. [...]

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