We received belated word this week of the passage of Ward Christensen, who died unexpectedly back in October at the age of 78. If the name doesn’t ring a bell, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/24/hackaday-links-november-24-2024/)

Aftershock II: How Students Shattered 20-Year Amateur Rocket Records
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/24/aftershock-ii-how-students-shattered-20-year-amateur-rocket-records/

When it comes to space exploration, we often think of billion-dollar projects—NASA’s Artemis missions, ESA’s Mars rovers, or China’s Tiangong station. Yet, a group of U.S. students at USC’s Rocket …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/24/aftershock-ii-how-students-shattered-20-year-amateur-rocket-records/)

Programmable Zener is Really an IC
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/24/programmable-zener-is-really-an-ic/

[Kevin] doesn’t stock zener diodes anymore. Why? Because for everything he used to use zeners, he now uses bandgap voltage references. These look like zener diodes but have an extra …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/24/programmable-zener-is-really-an-ic/)

Hacking Global Positioning Systems Onto 16th-Century Maps
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/25/hacking-global-positioning-systems-onto-16th-century-maps/

What if GPS had existed in 1565? No satellites or microelectronics, sure—but let’s play along. Imagine the bustling streets of Antwerp, where merchants navigated the sprawling city with woodcut maps. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/25/hacking-global-positioning-systems-onto-16th-century-maps/)

The Lancaster ASCII Keyboard Recreated
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/25/the-lancaster-ascii-keyboard-recreated/

It is hard to imagine that there was a time when having a keyboard and screen readily available was a real problem for people who wanted to experiment with computers. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/25/the-lancaster-ascii-keyboard-recreated/)

Apollo-era PCB Reverse Engineering to KiCad
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/25/apollo-era-pcb-reverse-engineering-to-kicad/

image from Skyhawkson’s hackaday.io page
" data-image-caption="Mystery Apollo-era PCB Assembly
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/board-front-cropped.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/board-front-cropped.jpg?w=800" tabindex="0" role="button">Earlier this year [Skyhawkson] got ahold of a Apollo-era printed circuit board which he believes was used in a NASA test stand. He took high quality photos of both sides …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/25/apollo-era-pcb-reverse-engineering-to-kicad/)

Experimental Drone Flies Like A Bird
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/25/experimental-drone-flies-like-a-bird/

Most RC planes follow a simple control scheme: elevators for pitch, rudder for yaw, and ailerons for roll. This one-to-one mapping keeps things straightforward, and fewer actuators means less weight. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/25/experimental-drone-flies-like-a-bird/)

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the TRON Keyboard
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/25/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-tron-keyboard/